Shallow geothermal exploration using SkyTEM data: the VIGOR experiment
- Key words
- geothermal exploration, geophysical data, electromagnetic data, resistivity, thermal properties
- Conference
- European Geothermal Conference
- Year
- 2013
- Session
- 5 Hydrothermal Systems – Resource Assessment (HS1)
- Language
- English
- Paper number
- HS1-21
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Abstract
As part of planned geophysical activities within the “VIGOR Project”, aimed at assessing regional and local scale geothermal potential of four southern Italian Regions, Airborne EM survey has been carried out in Sicily, in late 2011, on two test sites (Termini and Western Sicily). After acquisition, data have been processed and modeled, providing 3D cell distribution of resistivity that has been used for detailed geological and geothermal interpretation. In particular, we describe here the results of the geological modelling of one of the two areas, constrained using resistivity data, and its geothermal interpretation focused on the detection of shallow circulation of geothermal fluids and to the reconstruction of thermal conductivity distribution at depth.
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