Open AccessTwo heat flow values for Tasmania
Author(s) -
Wronski E. B.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
geophysical journal of the royal astronomical society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.302
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1365-246X
pISSN - 0016-8009
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-246x.1977.tb01291.x
Subject(s) - ridge , geology , heat flow , section (typography) , heat flux , flow (mathematics) , flux (metallurgy) , geomorphology , petrology , hydrology (agriculture) , geotechnical engineering , geometry , heat transfer , paleontology , mathematics , mechanics , meteorology , geography , materials science , physics , thermal , advertising , business , metallurgy
Summary The terrestrial heat flux was determined at two sites in Tasmania. At Glenorchy (147° 15′ E, 42° 50′ S) it was 87 mWm −2 in a dolerite section centred at 350 m depth. At Olga Ridge (145° 47′ E, 42° 46′ S) it was 57 mWm −2 in a mudstone section centred at 250 m.