Structural controls on a geothermal system in the Tarutung Basin, north central Sumatra

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 74, Issue , 2013, Pages 86-96

  Nukman, Mochamad ^a,b   Moeck, Inga ^c  

^a GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

^b GADJAH MADA UNIVERSITY   (Indonesia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fault controlled geothermal systems; Fault pattern analysis; Geothermal field based exploration; Sumatra Fault System; Tarutung Basin

Indexed keywords

BASIN ANALYSIS; COMPRESSION; FAULT ZONE; FRACTURE; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; HEAT SOURCE; MAGNETOTELLURIC METHOD; NORMAL FAULT; STRUCTURAL CONTROL;

GREATER SUNDA ISLANDS; SUMATRA; SUNDA ISLES;

EID: 84880296265     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2013.06.012     Document Type: Article

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