Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: The features of heat flow distribution in some rift zones are considered, namely: the Baikal rift zone, the Shanxi–Liaohe rift, the Jordan rift, the Orel Trough (Sture) in the north of the Svalbard plate, as well as the rift zone of Iceland. Heat flow asymmetry relative to the rift centerline is also noted against the increased heat flow background in the rift zone compared to adjacent areas. The nature of such asymmetry is connected not only with the different faults permeability on the sides but also with planetary factors – forces acting on a rotating planet, in particular, with the Coriolis force. Heat flow increase on the eastern flanks compared with the western flanks in the considered rifts of the meridional strike is consistent with the Coriolis force vector in the Earth Northern Hemisphere.
Source: Вулканология и сейсмология
Authors: M. D. Khutorskoy, E. A. Teveleva
Institution: Geological Institute
Language: English
Subfield: Geology
Field: Earth and Planetary Sciences
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4404687157