Shallow subsurface temperature surveys in the basin and range province, U.S.A.-I. Review and evaluation
Geothermics
By: F. H. Olmsted, A. H. Welch, and S. E. Ingebritsen
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Abstract
Temperature surveys at depths of 1-2 m have had varying success in geothermal exploration in the Basin and Range province. The most successful surveys have identified patterns of near-surface thermal-fluid flow within areas of less than 2 km2. Results have been less consistent in larger areas where zones of hydrothermal upflow are less well known, nongeothermal perturbing factors are significant and lateral variations in shallow subsurface temperature are small. Nongeothermal perturbations can be minimized by use of mean annual temperatures instead of synoptic temperatures, by physically based simulation of ground temperatures or by statistical modeling. ?? 1986.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Shallow subsurface temperature surveys in the basin and range province, U.S.A.-I. Review and evaluation |
| Series title | Geothermics |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Year Published | 1986 |
| Language | English |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Geothermics |
| First page | 251 |
| Last page | 265 |
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