Heat Flow Distribution in the Chukchi Borderland and Surrounding Regions, Arctic Ocean

• Published in: Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems
• Main Authors: T. Zhang, Z. Y. Shen, F. Zhang, M. Ding
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2021
• Subjects: Arctic Ocean; heat flow; Chukchi Borderland; extension; Geophysics. Cosmic physics; QC801-809; Geology; QE1-996.5; Amerasia Basin; Arctic; Eurasia Basin; Makarov Basin; Chukchi; makarov basin
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1029/2021GC010033; https://doaj.org/article/8dd351fb35f04daeaa6df529a309ca5a

Abstract Fifty new heat flow measurements from the Chukchi Borderland (CBL) and adjacent regions of the central Arctic Ocean are reported, where heat flow measurements have been very limited. The average heat flow of the CBL (65 mW/m2) is significantly higher than that of the entire Amerasia Basin (...