Major hydrogeochemical processes in the two reservoirs of the Yangbajing geothermal field, Tibet, China

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 166, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 255-268

  Guo, Qinghai ^a   Wang, Yanxin ^a   Liu, Wei ^a,b  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

^b Geo environmental Monitoring Institute of Tibet Autonomous Region   (China)

Author keywords

geothermal fluid; hydrogeochemical process; magma degassing; mixing; reservoir; the Yangbajing geothermal field

Indexed keywords

ENTHALPY; FLOW OF WATER; GEOTHERMAL WELLS; GROUNDWATER GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROGEOLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

BINARY MIXING MODEL; GEOTHERMAL FLUIDS; HYDROGEOCHEMICAL PROCESSES; MAGMA DEGASSING;

GEOTHERMAL FIELDS;

DEGASSING; FLUORIDE; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; HEAT SOURCE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; MAGMATISM; MIXING RATIO; RESERVOIR; SILICATE MINERAL; SURFACE WATER; WATER TEMPERATURE;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; LHASA; XIZANG;

EID: 34648831242     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2007.08.004     Document Type: Article

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