Mapping deeply-buried geothermal faults using microtremor array analysis

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 188, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 115-122

  Xu, Peifen ^a   Ling, Suqun ^b   Li, Chuanjin ^a   Du, Jianguo ^c   Zhang, Dengming ^c   Xu, Xueqiu ^c   Dai, Kangming ^d   Zhang, Zuohong ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b Geo Analysis Institute Co Ltd   (Japan)

^c Geological Survey of Jiangsu Province   (China)

^d Geological Exploration Technology Institute of Jiangsu Province   (China)

Author keywords

Asia; Fractures and faults; Hydrogeophysics; Hydrothermal systems; Time series analysis

Indexed keywords

ASIA; ENERGY EXPLORATION; EXPLORATION METHODS; FRACTURED ZONES; GEOPHYSICAL TECHNOLOGIES; GEOTHERMAL EXPLORATION; GEOTHERMAL RESERVOIR; HOT WATER; HYDROGEOPHYSICS; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; LOW-VELOCITY ANOMALY; MICROTREMOR ARRAY; MICROTREMORS; PRIMARY CONTROL; SPATIAL AUTOCORRELATIONS; SURVEY METHODS;

GEOTHERMAL FIELDS; GEOTHERMAL PROSPECTING; TIME SERIES;

TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

AUTOCORRELATION; FAULT; FRACTURE; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; MAPPING; MICROTREMOR; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ASIA;

EID: 84155164761     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2011.05266.x     Document Type: Article

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