Identification of a new blind geothermal system with hyperspectral remote sensing and shallow temperature measurements at Columbus Salt Marsh, Esmeralda County, Nevada

Transactions - Geothermal Resources Council

Volumn 33, Issue , 2009, Pages 428-432

  Kratt, Christopher ^a   Coolbaugh, Mark ^b   Peppin, Bill ^c   Sladek, Chris ^b  

^a DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^c SpecTIR LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Alteration; Columbus Salt Marsh; Evaporites; Hyperspectral; Mineral mapping; Remote sensing; Shallow temperature; Walker lane belt

Indexed keywords

COLUMBUS; EVAPORITES; HYPERSPECTRAL; MINERAL MAPPING; SALT MARSHES; WALKER LANE; WALKER LANE BELT;

BORATE MINERALS; CALCIUM; GEOTHERMAL PROSPECTING; GEOTHERMAL WELLS; GROUNDWATER; MINERAL EXPLORATION; MINERALS; OXIDE MINERALS; QUARTZ; REMOTE SENSING; SILICATE MINERALS; SULFATE MINERALS; SURVEYS; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; WETLANDS;

GEOTHERMAL FIELDS;

EID: 77952640307     PISSN: 01935933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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