Three-dimensional seismic image of a geothermal reservoir: The Geysers, California

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 685-688

  Julian, B R ^a   Ross, A ^a,b   Foulger, G R ^a,b   Evans, J R ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKES; GEOTHERMAL FIELDS; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; INTERACTIVE COMPUTER GRAPHICS; ITERATIVE METHODS; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; MEASUREMENTS; RESERVOIRS (WATER); SEISMOLOGY; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

GEOTHERMAL RESERVOIR; SEISMIC TRAVEL TIME TOMOGRAPHY; TOMOGRAPHIC MEASUREMENTS;

GEOTHERMAL PROSPECTING;

GEOTHERMAL RESERVOIR; SEISMIC TOMOGRAPHY; STEAM PRESSURE; VP/VS ANOMALY;

USA, CALIFORNIA, THE GEYSERS;

EID: 0029669357     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/95GL03321     Document Type: Article

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