Volcanology and geothermal energy /

• Main Author: Wohletz, Kenneth
• Other Authors: Heiken, Grant
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, �1992.
• Series: Los Alamos series in basic and applied sciences ; 12.
• Subjects: Volcanism.; Geothermal resources.; SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Geography.; SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Geology.; Electronic books.

Table of Contents:

• Recent Practical Advances in Volcanology
• Pyroclastic Rocks as a Tool to Evaluate Geothermal Systems
• Surface Manifestations of Geothermal Systems
• Calderas and Their Geothermal Systems
• Silicic Domes: Heat Flow around Small, Evolved Magma Bodies
• Geothermal Systems Associated with Basaltic Volcanoes
• Geothermal Systems in Maturing Composite Cones
• Appendix A: Field Methods in Volcanic Regions
• Appendix B: Volcanic Rock Classifications and Data
• Appendix C: Notation
• Appendix D: Conversion Factors, Steam Properties, and Conversion of Geothermal Heat to Electricity
• Appendix E: Heat Flow (Two-Dimensional Diffusion Code) Appendix F: Core and Drill Cuttings: Geothermal Well Logs.