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Geothermics and Geothermal Energy

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  • © 1979

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Editors:
  1. Ladislaus Rybach

    1. Institute of Geophysics, ETH Zurich, Switzerland

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  2. Lajos Stegena

    1. Eötvös University, Budapest, Hungary

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Part of the book series: Contributions to Current Research in Geophysics (CCRG)

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Table of contents (29 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-2
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  2. General Geothermics

    1. Magma Traps: Part I, Theory

      • J. W. Elder
      Pages 3-14

    2. Magma Traps: Part II, Application

      • J. W. Elder
      Pages 15-33

    3. Heat Flow in the Basin and Range Province and Thermal Effects of Tectonic Extension

      • Arthur H. Lachenbruch
      Pages 34-50

    4. Earthquake Swarms and Local Crustal Spreading Along Major Strike-slip Faults in California

      • Craig S. Weaver, David P. Hill
      Pages 51-64

    5. Variation of Continental Mantle Heat Flow with Age: Possibility of Discriminating Between Thermal Models of the Lithosphere

      • V. M. Hamza
      Pages 65-74

    6. The Relationship Between Seismic Velocity and Radioactive Heat Production in Crustal Rocks: An Exponential Law

      • Ladislaus Rybach
      Pages 75-82

    7. The Degree of Metamorphism of Organic Matter in Sedimentary Rocks as a Paleo-Geothermometer, Applied to the Upper Rhine Graben

      • Günter Buntebarth
      Pages 83-91

  3. Regional Heat Flow

    1. The Preliminary Heat Flow Map of Europe and Some of its Tectonic and Geophysical Implications

      • Vladimír Čermák, Eckart Hurtig
      Pages 92-103

    2. Heat Flow Map of the European Part of the U.S.S.R.

      • R. I. Kutas, E. A. Lubimova, Ya. B. Smirnov
      Pages 104-108

    3. Mantle Heat Flow and Geotherms for Major Tectonic Units in Central Europe

      • Jacek Majorowicz
      Pages 109-123

    4. On the Geothermal Regime of Some Tectonic Units in Romania

      • Crişan Demetrescu
      Pages 124-134

    5. Heat Flow in Italy

      • M. Loddo, F. Mongelli
      Pages 135-149

    6. Review of Heat Flow Data from the Eastern Mediterranean Region

      • Yoram Eckstein
      Pages 150-159

  4. Geothermal Potential

    1. Geothermal Resource Assessment of the United States

      • L. J. Patrick Muffler, Robert L. Christiansen
      Pages 160-171

    2. Possible Geothermal Resources in the Coast Plutonic Complex of Southern British Columbia, Canada

      • T. J. Lewis, A. S. Judge, J. G. Souther
      Pages 172-179

    3. Geothermal Energy Prospects in Brazil: A Preliminary Analysis

      • V. M. Hamza, S. M. Eston, R. L. C. Araujo
      Pages 180-195

    4. Investigation for Geothermal Energy in Sweden

      • K. G. Eriksson, K. Ahlbom, O. Landström, S. Å. Larson, G. Lind, D. Malmqvist
      Pages 196-204

    5. Low Enthalpy Geothermal Energy Resources in Denmark

      • Niels Balling, Svend Saxov
      Pages 205-212

    6. Heat Flow and the Geothermal Potential of Egypt

      • Paul Morgan, Chandler A. Swanberg
      Pages 213-226
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  • Institute of Geophysics, ETH Zurich, Switzerland

    Ladislaus Rybach

  • Eötvös University, Budapest, Hungary

    Lajos Stegena

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