Among the numerous GGT projects in China, the GGT from Yadong to Golmud crossing the whole Tibetan Plateau stands out for its peculiar tectonic environment of continentcontinent collision orogeny and characteristic ge...Among the numerous GGT projects in China, the GGT from Yadong to Golmud crossing the whole Tibetan Plateau stands out for its peculiar tectonic environment of continentcontinent collision orogeny and characteristic geophysical fields of a co-existing thick yet warm crust. The terrestrial heat flow measurements have resulted in setting up a heat flow profile at the highest elevations on a global scale running through the 'Roof of the World'. It extends from south to north for about 1300 km, consisting of 22 heat flow values from 13 individual studied regions: Puma Lake (91 mW/m^2, average value, the same below),展开更多
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China
文摘Among the numerous GGT projects in China, the GGT from Yadong to Golmud crossing the whole Tibetan Plateau stands out for its peculiar tectonic environment of continentcontinent collision orogeny and characteristic geophysical fields of a co-existing thick yet warm crust. The terrestrial heat flow measurements have resulted in setting up a heat flow profile at the highest elevations on a global scale running through the 'Roof of the World'. It extends from south to north for about 1300 km, consisting of 22 heat flow values from 13 individual studied regions: Puma Lake (91 mW/m^2, average value, the same below),
