GIS-supported mapping of low-temperature geothermal potential taking groundwater flow into account

Renewable Energy

Volumn 77, Issue , 2015, Pages 268-278

  García Gil, Alejandro ^a,b   Vázquez Suñe, Enric ^b   Alcaraz, Maria M ^b   Juan, Alejandro Serrano ^b   Sánchez Navarro, José Ángel ^a   Montlleó, Marc ^c   Rodríguez, Gustavo ^c   Lao, José ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND WATER RESEARCH   (Spain)

^c Barcelona Regional   (Spain)

Author keywords

Advection; Geothermal potential; GIS; Groundwater flow; Low temperature; Mapping

Indexed keywords

ADVECTION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; GEOTHERMAL PROSPECTING; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HEAT FLUX; MAPPING; POROUS MATERIALS; TEMPERATURE;

GEOTHERMAL POTENTIAL; HEAT ADVECTION; HEAT TRANSPORT EQUATION; LOW TEMPERATURES; LOW-TEMPERATURE GEOTHERMAL; METROPOLITAN AREA; OPEN LOOP SYSTEMS; TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCES;

GEOTHERMAL HEAT PUMPS;

ADVECTION; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; GIS; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HEAT TRANSFER; LOW TEMPERATURE; METROPOLITAN AREA;

BARCELONA [CATALONIA]; CATALONIA; SPAIN;

EID: 84919941282     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: 18790682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2014.11.096     Document Type: Article

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