Investigations of deep resistivity structures at the Wairakei geothermal field

Geothermics

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 98-107

  Bibby, Hugh M ^a   Risk, George F ^a   Grant Caldwell, T ^a   Heise, Wiebke ^a  

^a GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Convection; Field boundary; Geothermal; Hydrology; Magnetotelluric; New Zealand; Resistivity surveys; Wairakei

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; GEOTHERMAL PROSPECTING; GEOTHERMAL WELLS; HYDROLOGY; MAGNETIC FIELDS; SALINE WATER; SURVEYS; TELLURIC PROSPECTING; TENSORS; WATER;

CONVECTION; FIELD BOUNDARY; GEOTHERMAL; MAGNETOTELLURIC; NEW ZEALAND; RESISTIVITY SURVEYS; WAIRAKEI;

GEOTHERMAL FIELDS;

CONTOUR MAP; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; EXPLORATION; GEOTHERMAL GRADIENT; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETOTELLURIC METHOD; MEASUREMENT METHOD;

AUSTRALASIA; MANAWATU-WANGANUI; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND; TAUPO VOLCANIC ZONE; WAIRAKEI;

EID: 60249084699     PISSN: 03756505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geothermics.2008.07.002     Document Type: Article

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