Geothermal gradient is the rate of change in temperature with respect to increasing depth in Earth's interior. As a general rule, the crust temperature...
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Paired metamorphic belts (section Geothermal gradient)
subduction ceases, the rock unit will re-equilibrate to the standard geothermal gradient and the geological record will be lost. Paired metamorphic belts...
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planet's crust Geothermal gradient, down which heat flows within the Earth Geothermal exploration, the search for commercially usable geothermal energy Earth...
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cools during the winter. Outside of the seasonal variations, the geothermal gradient of temperatures through the crust is 25–30 °C (77–86 °F) per km of...
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superheated water along with the rock. Geothermal energy – Thermal energy generated and stored in the Earth Geothermal gradient – Rate of temperature increase...
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earth is described by the geothermal gradient, which is the rate of temperature change with depth. The geothermal gradient is established by the balance...
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Pressure gradient Temperature gradient Geothermal gradient Sound speed gradient Wind gradient Lapse rate Grade (slope) Image gradient Time derivative Material...
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Atmospheric temperature for gradient of Earth's atmosphere Geothermal gradient Gradient Lapse rate Weak temperature gradient approximation Edward N. Lorenz...
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Ground source heat pump (redirect from Geothermal exchange heat pump)
effectively constant, rising about 0.025 °C per metre according to the geothermal gradient. The "penetration depth" is defined as the depth at which the temperature...
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Closed-loop geothermal systems (also known as “advanced geothermal systems” or “AGS”) are a type of engineered geothermal energy system containing subsurface...
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Italy was the first country to exploit geothermal energy to produce electricity. The high geothermal gradient that forms part of the peninsula makes it...
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non-volcanic, geothermal feature flowing at anomalously high rates. The predominant theory for the source of this heat is from the geothermal gradient of the...
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Hot spring (redirect from Geothermal springs)
depth. The rate of temperature increase with depth is known as the geothermal gradient. If water percolates deeply enough into the crust, it will be heated...
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similar to those elsewhere except for the gold mines where the low geothermal gradient, i.e. the rate at which the temperature goes up with depth, is often...
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under the volcano, they would likely have been kept warm by a high geothermal gradient and residual heat from the volcano's magma chamber. Potential springs...
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local geothermal gradient and causes a larger portion of Earth's crust to deform in a more brittle fashion than it would in a normal geothermal gradient setting...
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Geothermal power is electrical power generated from geothermal energy. Technologies in use include dry steam power stations, flash steam power stations...
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the first country in the world to exploit geothermal energy to produce electricity. The high geothermal gradient that forms part of the peninsula makes potentially...
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Geothermal heating is the direct use of geothermal energy for some heating applications. Humans have taken advantage of geothermal heat this way since...
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The potential for exploiting geothermal energy in the United Kingdom on a commercial basis was initially examined by the Department of Energy in the wake...
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The maximal depth of the hydrate stability zone is limited by the geothermal gradient. Along continental margins the average thickness of the HSZ is about...
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the volcanic province. This indication is further provided if the geothermal gradient inside the lithosphere under the northern portion of the Northern...
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therefore free of underlying permafrost. "Fossil" cold anomalies in the geothermal gradient in areas where deep permafrost developed during the Pleistocene persist...
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25–300 °C, low pressure Volcanogenic massive sulfide ore deposit Geothermal gradient Hydrothermal synthesis Liddell, H.G. & Scott, R. (1940). A Greek-English...
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in geothermal gradient (>270 °C to <70 °C from 80Ma to 60-50Ma) as the block cooled, followed by a relatively stable period of subnormal geothermal gradients...
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Earth's internal heat budget (category Geothermal energy)
from the formation of Earth. Earth's internal heat travels along geothermal gradients and powers most geological processes. It drives mantle convection...
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and thus the pressure which influences the strength. Secondly, the geothermal gradient increases vertically. Localized deep valleys create weakest areas...
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rocks which are under blueschist facies conditions with the typical geothermal gradient. Blueschists and other high-pressure subduction zone rocks are thought...
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Hot dry rock (HDR) is an extremely abundant source of geothermal energy that is difficult to access. A vast store of thermal energy is contained within...
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Orphan wells in Alberta, Canada (section Potential geothermal conversion of orphan wells in Alberta)
of the geothermal field, where low geothermal gradient areas coincide with water recharge areas (major upland areas) and high geothermal gradient with discharge...
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