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    • Inverse problem for the determination of the bounds on the mantle heat flow

      R N Singh G Vasseur

      Volume 95 Issue 2 July 1986 pp 223-236

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    • Keywords

       

      Inverse problem; linear programming; mantle heat flow

    • Abstract

       

      This paper presents a method for determining the nature of the spatial structure of the heat flow anomaly at depth given a few observations of surface heat flow. We use the constraint of the positivity of the heat flow throughout the domain under consideration to arrive at the solution. Both Parker’s ideal body and linear programming approaches have been considered. We find that a few measurements are able to give a reasonable good estimation of the heat flow anomaly at depth. The method has been applied to a real case in the French Massif Central. Results point to the presence of enhanced basal heat flow anomaly.

    • Author Affiliations

       

      R N Singh1 G Vasseur2

      1. National Geophysical Research Institute, Hyderabad - 500 007, India
      2. Centre Geologique et Geophysique, USTL, Montpellier Cedex - 34060, France

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      Published
      July 1986

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