Eppelbaum L., Kutasov I., Pilchin A. Applied Geothermics

Springer, 2014. — 751 p. — (Lecture Notes in Earth System Sciences).This book describes origin and characteristics of the Earth’s thermal field, thermal flow propagation and some thermal phenomena in the Earth. Description of thermal properties of rocks and methods of thermal field measurements in boreholes, underground, at near-surface conditions enables to understand the principles of temperature field acquisition and geothermal model development. Processing and interpretation of geothermal data are shown on numerous field examples from different regions of the world. The book warps, for instance, such fields as analysis of thermal regime of the Earth’s crust, evolution and thermodynamic conditions of the magma-ocean and early Earth atmosphere, thermal properties of permafrost, thermal waters, geysers and mud volcanoes, methods of Curie discontinuity construction, quantitative interpretation of thermal anomalies, examination of some nonlinear effects, and integration of geothermal data with other geophysical methods.Unique presentation of the most frequent geothermal problems and
methodologiesApplication methods are highlighted with numerous examples from
different regions worldwideOf particular value to specialists in thermal field analysis, ore
geophysics and archaeological prospection