Episodic thermal perturbations associated with groundwater flow: An example from Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 107, Issue 11, 2002, Pages

  Hurwitz, Shaul ^a   Ingebritsen, Steven E ^a   Sorey, Michael L ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Groundwater flow; Heat transport; Hydrothermal system; Kilauca Volcano; Numerical modeling; Temperature profile

Indexed keywords

GROUNDWATER FLOW; HEAT TRANSFER; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; PERTURBATION; TRANSIENT FLOW; VOLCANO; WELL;

HAWAII; KILAUEA VOLCANO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037542515     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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