Three-dimensional tomography and rock properties of the Larderello-Travale geothermal area, Italy

Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors

Volumn 168, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 37-48

  De Matteis, R ^a   Vanorio, T ^b   Zollo, A ^c   Ciuffi, S ^d   Fiordelisi, A ^d   Spinelli, E ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANNIO   (Italy)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^d ENEL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Geothermal field; P and S wave velocity; Rock properties; Seismic tomography images

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC RADIOGRAPHY; GEOTHERMAL FIELDS; MEDICAL IMAGING; TOMOGRAPHY;

GEOTHERMAL AREAS; GEOTHERMAL SOURCES; HIGH RESOLUTIONS; ROCK PROPERTIES; S-WAVE VELOCITIES; THREE DIMENSIONAL (3D); THREE DIMENSIONAL VELOCITIES; THREE-DIMENSIONAL TOMOGRAPHY; TRAVEL TIMES;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; LITHOLOGY; MICROEARTHQUAKE; P-WAVE; POROSITY; POROUS MEDIUM; ROCK PROPERTY; S-WAVE; SEISMIC TOMOGRAPHY; SEISMOLOGY; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; TRAVEL TIME; WAVE VELOCITY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; LARDERELLO; PISA [TUSCANY]; SOUTHERN EUROPE; TUSCANY;

EID: 46849090754     PISSN: 00319201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pepi.2008.04.019     Document Type: Article

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