Electrical resistivity surveys, Ascension Island, South Atlantic Ocean

Geothermics

Volumn 25, Issue 4-5 SPEC. ISS., 1996, Pages 489-506

  Ross, Howard P ^a   Green, Dale J ^b   Mackelprang, Claron E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b Consolidated Geophysical Surveys ^*  (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ascension island; Atlantic Ocean; Electrical resistivity; Geophysical prospecting; Geothermal exploration

Indexed keywords

BRINES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; GEOTHERMAL PROSPECTING; GEOTHERMAL WELLS; SEAWATER;

ELECTRIC RESISTIVITY SURVEY;

GEOPHYSICAL PROSPECTING;

ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; GEOPHYSICAL PROSPECTING; GEOTHERMAL EXPLORATION; RESISTIVITY; SEAWATER;

ATLANTIC, ASCENSION ISLAND;

EID: 0030210558     PISSN: 03756505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0375-6505(96)00012-0     Document Type: Article

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