Heat flow in the Gulf of California: effects of recent magmatism and hydrothermal circulation

Heat flow is a valuable surface constraint used to understand hydrothermal circulation and active magmatic processes operating within the oceanic crust. More than 500 heat flow measurements have been collected in the Gulf of California since the first measurement in 1962. Using several recently collected, high-quality and high-resolution seismic data, we re-evaluate the patterns of heat flow in terms of fluid and magmatic processes.