Field observation of fluid circulation patterns in a normal fault system

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 31, Issue 19, 2004, Pages

  Fairley, Jerry P ^a   Hinds, Jennifer J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

1829 Hydrology: Groundwater hydrology; 5104 Physical Properties of Rocks: Fracture and flow; 8010 Structural Geology: Fractures and faults; 8045 Structural Geology: Role of fluids; 8135 Tectonophysics: Hydrothermal systems (8424)

Indexed keywords

GEOPHYSICS; HYDRAULICS; HYDROLOGY;

FLOW SYSTEMS; FLUID CIRCULATION PATTERNS; GEOTHERMAL DISCHARGES; SUBSURFACE FLUID FLOW;

FLOW OF FLUIDS;

FLUID DYNAMICS; FRACTURE FLOW; HYDROTHERMAL CIRCULATION; NORMAL FAULT;

NORTH AMERICA; OREGON; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 11044229287     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004GL020812     Document Type: Article

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