Heat flow measurements in the Northern Mozambique Channel
Heat flow in the Northern Mozambique Channel is poorly constrained, with only a few old measurements indicating relatively low values of 55–$62~\text{mW/m}^2$. During the SISMAORE cruise to the Northern Mozambique Channel, we obtained new heat flow measurements at four sites, using sediment corers e...
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| author | Rolandone, Frédérique Poort, Jeffrey Masquelet, Charles Leroy, Sylvie Thinon, Isabelle Lemoine, Anne Paquet, Fabien |
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| description | Heat flow in the Northern Mozambique Channel is poorly constrained, with only a few old measurements indicating relatively low values of 55–$62~\text{mW/m}^2$. During the SISMAORE cruise to the Northern Mozambique Channel, we obtained new heat flow measurements at four sites, using sediment corers equipped with thermal probes. Three of the sites yield values of 42–47 $\text{mW/m}^2$, confirming low regional heat flow in this area. Our values are consistent with a Jurassic oceanic lithosphere around Mayotte, although the presence of very thin continental crust or continental fragments could also explain the observed heat flow. Our values do not support a regional thermal anomaly and so do not favor a hotspot model for Mayotte. However, at a fourth site located 30 km east of the submarine volcano that appeared in 2018 east of Mayotte, we measured a very high heat flow value of $235~\text{mW/m}^2$, which we relate to the circulation of hot fluids linked to recent magmatic activity. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-bc9dfebec12f47a58897d74a2b71a3612025-08-20T02:08:46ZengAcadémie des sciencesComptes Rendus. Géoscience1778-70252022-12-01354S2354610.5802/crgeos.13010.5802/crgeos.130Heat flow measurements in the Northern Mozambique ChannelRolandone, Frédérique0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5339-4275Poort, Jeffrey1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5964-9697Masquelet, Charles2Leroy, Sylvie3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3188-8802Thinon, Isabelle4https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8358-2699Lemoine, Anne5https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2545-0193Paquet, Fabien6https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8803-7312Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Institut des Sciences de la Terre de Paris (ISTeP), Paris, FranceSorbonne Université, CNRS, Institut des Sciences de la Terre de Paris (ISTeP), Paris, FranceSorbonne Université, CNRS, Institut des Sciences de la Terre de Paris (ISTeP), Paris, FranceSorbonne Université, CNRS, Institut des Sciences de la Terre de Paris (ISTeP), Paris, FranceBureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières (BRGM), Orléans, FranceBureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières (BRGM), Orléans, FranceBureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières (BRGM), Orléans, FranceHeat flow in the Northern Mozambique Channel is poorly constrained, with only a few old measurements indicating relatively low values of 55–$62~\text{mW/m}^2$. During the SISMAORE cruise to the Northern Mozambique Channel, we obtained new heat flow measurements at four sites, using sediment corers equipped with thermal probes. Three of the sites yield values of 42–47 $\text{mW/m}^2$, confirming low regional heat flow in this area. Our values are consistent with a Jurassic oceanic lithosphere around Mayotte, although the presence of very thin continental crust or continental fragments could also explain the observed heat flow. Our values do not support a regional thermal anomaly and so do not favor a hotspot model for Mayotte. However, at a fourth site located 30 km east of the submarine volcano that appeared in 2018 east of Mayotte, we measured a very high heat flow value of $235~\text{mW/m}^2$, which we relate to the circulation of hot fluids linked to recent magmatic activity.https://comptes-rendus.academie-sciences.fr/geoscience/articles/10.5802/crgeos.130/Heat flowOceanic lithosphereVolcanismNorthern Mozambique ChannelComoros archipelago2018–2021 Mayotte eruption |
| spellingShingle | Rolandone, Frédérique Poort, Jeffrey Masquelet, Charles Leroy, Sylvie Thinon, Isabelle Lemoine, Anne Paquet, Fabien Heat flow measurements in the Northern Mozambique Channel Comptes Rendus. Géoscience Heat flow Oceanic lithosphere Volcanism Northern Mozambique Channel Comoros archipelago 2018–2021 Mayotte eruption |
| title | Heat flow measurements in the Northern Mozambique Channel |
| title_full | Heat flow measurements in the Northern Mozambique Channel |
| title_fullStr | Heat flow measurements in the Northern Mozambique Channel |
| title_full_unstemmed | Heat flow measurements in the Northern Mozambique Channel |
| title_short | Heat flow measurements in the Northern Mozambique Channel |
| title_sort | heat flow measurements in the northern mozambique channel |
| topic | Heat flow Oceanic lithosphere Volcanism Northern Mozambique Channel Comoros archipelago 2018–2021 Mayotte eruption |
| url | https://comptes-rendus.academie-sciences.fr/geoscience/articles/10.5802/crgeos.130/ |
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