Thermal springs, fumaroles and gas vents of continental Yemen: Their relation with active tectonics, regional hydrology and the country's geothermal potential

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 799-820

  Minissale, Angelo ^a   Mattash, Mohamed A ^b   Vaselli, Orlando ^a,c   Tassi, Franco ^c   Al Ganad, Ismail N ^b   Selmo, Enrico ^c   Shawki, Nasr M ^d   Tedesco, Dario ^e   Poreda, Robert ^c   Ad Dukhain, Abdassalam M ^b   Hazzae, Mohammad K ^b  

^a SEZIONE DI FIRENZE   (Italy)

^b Ministry of Oil and Minerals   (Yemen)

^c Department of Earth Sciences ^*  (United States)

^d TAIZ UNIVERSITY   (Yemen)

^e SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; INFILTRATION; TECTONICS; VENTS; WATER SUPPLY;

FUMAROLES; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MAGMATIC ACTIVITY; WATER DISCHARGES;

GEOTHERMAL SPRINGS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; DISCHARGE; FUMAROLE; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; HYDROLOGY; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; METEORIC WATER; SEDIMENTARY SEQUENCE; TECTONICS; THERMAL SPRING; VOLCANIC LANDFORM; WATER CHEMISTRY;

ASIA; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST; YEMEN;

EID: 33947371237     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2006.11.009     Document Type: Article

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