Comparison of carbon dioxide emissions with fluid upflow, chemistry, and geologic structures at the Rotorua geothermal system, New Zealand

Geothermics

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 221-238

  Werner, Cynthia ^a   Cardellini, Carlo ^b  

^a GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; Degassing; Emission; Geothermal; Magmatic; New Zealand; Rotorua

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEGASSING; FLOW OF FLUIDS; GAS EMISSIONS; GEOCHEMISTRY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; VOLCANIC ROCKS;

GEOLOGIC STRUCTURES; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; NEW ZEALAND;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEGASSING; FLOW OF FLUIDS; GAS EMISSIONS; GEOCHEMISTRY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; VOLCANIC ROCKS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; DEGASSING; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM;

AUSTRALASIA; BAY OF PLENTY; LAKE ROTORUA; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND; TAUPO VOLCANIC ZONE;

EID: 33745686111     PISSN: 03756505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geothermics.2006.02.006     Document Type: Article

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