Evaluation of the reconnaissance results in geothermal exploration using GIS

Geothermics

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 83-103

  Prol Ledesma, R M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Exploration; Geothermal; GIS; Los Azufres; Mexico; Models

Indexed keywords

GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; GIS; MAPPING;

MEXICO;

DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); FLOW OF FLUIDS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GEOTHERMAL FIELDS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; RESERVOIRS (WATER);

HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEMS;

GEOTHERMAL PROSPECTING;

EID: 0033622904     PISSN: 03756505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0375-6505(99)00051-6     Document Type: Article

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