Near-surface heat flow in Saline Valley, California
Open-File Report
79-1136
By: Charles W. Mase, S.P. Galanis, and Robert J. Munroe
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Abstract
With the exception of values from one borehole drilled at Palm Spring and three boreholes drilled around Saline Valley dry lake, eight new heat-flow values in Saline Valley, California, are within or somewhat below the range one would expect for this region of the Basin and Range heat-flow province. The lack of recent volcanism in the area and the apparently normal Basin and Range heat flow suggest that geothermal systems within the valley are stable stationary phases supported by high regional heat flow and forced convection.
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Near-surface heat flow in Saline Valley, California |
| Series title | Open-File Report |
| Series number | 79-1136 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr791136 |
| Year Published | 1979 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Description | iii, 52 p. |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| Other Geospatial | Saline Valley |
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