Carbon dioxide degassing and thermal energy release in the Monte Amiata volcanic-geothermal area (Italy)

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 860-875

  Frondini, Francesco ^a   Caliro, Stefano ^b   Cardellini, Carlo ^a   Chiodini, Giovanni ^b   Morgantini, Nicola ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b OSSERVATORIO VESUVIANO   (Italy)

^c ARPA Umbria   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONDUCTIVE HEATING; CONDUCTIVE HEATS; DEEP RESERVOIRS; FAULT ZONES; GEOLOGICAL SETTINGS; GEOTHERMAL AREAS; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEMS; HEAT FLOWS; HYDROGEOLOGICAL SETTINGS; INDIRECT METHODS; LOW PERMEABILITIES; NATURAL CO; NEAR-SURFACE GEOLOGIES; ORDER OF MAGNITUDES; SHALLOW VOLCANIC AQUIFERS; SOUTHERN TUSCANY; SPRING WATERS; STUDY AREAS; THERMAL ANOMALIES; TRANSFER PATTERNS; VOLCANIC AQUIFERS; VOLCANIC COMPLEXES;

AQUIFERS; CAPILLARITY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CEMENTS; DEGASSING; FLOW MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; GAS EMISSIONS; GEOTHERMAL FIELDS; GEOTHERMAL PROSPECTING; GEOTHERMAL WELLS; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER; HYDROGEOLOGY; LEAKAGE (FLUID); MINERALS; MINES; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING;

VOLCANOES;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBONATE; DEGASSING; FAULT ZONE; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; HEAT TRANSFER; HYDROGEOLOGY; INFILTRATION; PERMEABILITY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; MOUNT AMIATA; SIENA [TUSCANY]; SOUTHERN EUROPE; TUSCANY;

CALLUNA VULGARIS;

EID: 67349237048     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2009.01.010     Document Type: Article

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