A change in the lithosphere heat flow in sedimentary rocks of the oceanic crust is considered in terms of a conductive model for thermal conductivity. The entire cycle of the investigation is described, including the field works, experimental study of thermophysical properties of nonconsolidated sedimentary rocks and theoretical interpretation of data. Results of complex studies are given in brief. They concern temperature behavior of thermophysical properties of the above-mentioned rocks and experiment-based technique for reconstruction of thermal parameters of water-saturated rocks from the data obtained from study of dry specimens. The main result of the work performed is the conclusion on the possible essential effect of the processes occurring in the oceanic sediments (organics decomposition, gas- and oil formation, decay and genesis of gas hydrates) on the surface heat flow.

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