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Conductive heat transfer from an isothermal magma chamber and its application to the measured heat flow distribution from mount hood, Oregon

January 1, 1993

A steady-state solution for heat transfer from an isothermal, spherical magma chamber, with an imposed regional geothermal gradient far from the chamber, is developed. The extensive published heat-flow data set for Mount Hood, Oregon, is dominated by conductive heat transfer in the deeper parts of most drill holes and provides an ideal application of such a model. Magma-chamber volumes or depths needed to match the distribution of heat-flow data are larger or shallower than those inferred from geologic evidence.

Publication Year 1993
Title Conductive heat transfer from an isothermal magma chamber and its application to the measured heat flow distribution from mount hood, Oregon
Authors Menuel Nathenson, Robert I. Tilling
Publication Type Conference Paper
Publication Subtype Conference Paper
Index ID 70017936
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse