Regional prediction of geothermal systems in the Great Basin, USA using weights of evidence and logistic regression in a geographic information system (GIS)

GIS and Spatial Analysis - 2005 Annual Conference of the International Association for Mathematical Geology, IAMG 2005

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 505-510

  Coolbaugh, M F ^a   Zehner, R E ^a   Raines, G L ^b   Oppliger, G L ^a   Kreemer, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b United States Geological Survey   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; GEOTHERMAL FIELDS; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HOT SPRINGS; HYDROGEOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

GEOTHERMAL POTENTIAL; GROUNDWATER AQUIFER; LOGISTIC REGRESSIONS; POSTERIOR PROBABILITY; REGIONAL GROUNDWATER; REGIONAL PREDICTIONS; WEIGHTS OF EVIDENCES; WESTERN UNITED STATES;

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 77952959318     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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