Geophysical exploration of the Boku geothermal area, Central Ethiopian Rift

Geothermics

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 586-596

  Abiye, Tamiru A ^a   Tigistu Haile, ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Boku Caldera; EM surveys; Exploration; Geothermal; Main Ethiopian Rift

Indexed keywords

FLOORS; GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS; GEOPHYSICAL PROSPECTING; GEOPHYSICS; GEOTHERMAL FIELDS; GEOTHERMAL PROSPECTING; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOLOGY; VOLCANIC ROCKS; VOLCANOES;

BOKU CALDERA; EM SURVEYS; EXPLORATION; GEOTHERMAL; MAIN ETHIOPIAN RIFT;

AQUIFERS;

AQUIFER; EXPLORATION; GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HOT SPOT; INTEGRATED APPROACH; QUATERNARY; WATER TEMPERATURE;

AFRICA; BOKU GEOTHERMAL FIELD; EAST AFRICA; EAST AFRICAN RIFT; ETHIOPIA; ETHIOPIAN RIFT; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 57049179738     PISSN: 03756505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geothermics.2008.06.004     Document Type: Article

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