Heat flow and thermotectonic problems of the central Ventura Basin, southern California
Journal of Geophysical Research
By: R. F. De Rito, A. H. Lachenbruch, T. H. Moses Jr., and R. J. Munroe
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Abstract
The Ventura Basin, southern California, is located near the Big Bend area of the San Andreas fault system, within the Transverse Ranges physiographic province. Negative curvature of the Ventura Avenue temperature profiles may be explained by an increase in thermal conductivity associated with tectonic compaction of the underlying Pliocene clastic sequence. Basinwide, heat flow averages about 48 mW/m2, a value which is low relative to most of southern California. As heat flow does not vary systematically to the maximum measured depth of about 4 km, this anomly is not easily explained in terms of hydrologic effects or recent uplift and erosion. However, a diminution of heat flow is an expectable consequence of the accumulation of cold sediments (up to 12 km) since Eocene time. -from Authors
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Heat flow and thermotectonic problems of the central Ventura Basin, southern California |
| Series title | Journal of Geophysical Research |
| Volume | 94 |
| Issue | B1 |
| Year Published | 1989 |
| Language | English |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Journal of Geophysical Research |
| First page | 681 |
| Last page | 699 |
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