Deciphering Geothermal resources in Deccan trap region using electrical resistivity tomography technique

Journal of the Geological Society of India

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 541-548

  Kumar, Dewashish ^a   Thiagarajan, S ^a   Rai, S N ^a  

^a NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Deccan traps; Electrical Resistivity Tomography; Faults; Geothermal Energy Resource; Hot Springs; Maharashtra

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICAL METHOD; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; ENERGY RESOURCE; FAULT; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; GROUNDWATER EXPLORATION; HOST ROCK; RESERVOIR ROCK; THERMAL SPRING; TOMOGRAPHY;

DECCAN; INDIA; MAHARASHTRA; WESTERN GHATS;

EID: 84856244164     PISSN: 00167622     EISSN: 09746889     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12594-011-0123-3     Document Type: Article

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