Developing the geothermal resources map of Iran

Geothermics

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 140-151

  Yousefi, Hossein ^a   Noorollahi, Younes ^b   Ehara, Sachio ^a   Itoi, Ryuichi ^a   Yousefi, Amin ^a   Fujimitsu, Yasuhiro ^a   Nishijima, Jun ^a   Sasaki, Kyuro ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Exploration; Geochemistry; Geology; Geophysics; Geothermal; GIS; Iran

Indexed keywords

DATA SETS; DECISION MAKING PROCESS; DEGREE OF UNCERTAINTY; DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL; EXPLORATION; EXPLORATION DATA; FINANCIAL RISKS; GEOTHERMAL AREAS; GEOTHERMAL EXPLORATION; GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; SUITABILITY ANALYSIS;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; DECISION MAKING; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GEOLOGY; GEOPHYSICS; GEOTHERMAL FIELDS;

GEOTHERMAL PROSPECTING;

DATA SET; DECISION MAKING; ENERGY RESOURCE; EXPLORATION; GEOPHYSICAL METHOD; GEOTHERMAL POWER; GIS; MAP; VISUALIZATION;

IRAN;

EID: 77952953072     PISSN: 03756505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geothermics.2009.11.001     Document Type: Article

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