The crustal thickness of the Great Basin: Using seismic refraction to assess regional geothermal potential

Transactions - Geothermal Resources Council

Volumn 30 I, Issue , 2006, Pages 83-86

  Heimgartner, Michelle ^a,b   Louie, John N ^a,b   Scott, James B ^a,b   Thelen, Weston ^c   Lopez, Christopher T ^a   Coolbaugh, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Basin and Range; Battle mountain; Crustal thickness; Crustal velocity; Geophysics; Geothermal potential; Great Basin; Nevada; Seismic refraction; Walker lane

Indexed keywords

GEOTHERMAL FIELDS; HEAT TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SEISMIC RESPONSE; THERMAL GRADIENTS; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT; TOMOGRAPHY;

BATTLE MOUNTAINS; CRUSTAL THICKNESS; CRUSTAL VELOCITY; GEOTHERMAL POTENTIAL; SEISMIC REFRACTION;

CATCHMENTS;

EID: 34548186152     PISSN: 01935933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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