EROSION AND THE AGE DEPENDENCE OF CONTINENTAL HEAT-FLOW
Erosion of continental crust has two effects on surface heat flow: a decrease due to the removal of heat-producing elements, and an increase due to the movement of hot rock towards the surface. In an orogenic belt, where erosion may remove tens of kilometres of material, these effects are important...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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1980
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