Geophysical Methods for Monitoring Temperature Changes in Shallow Low Enthalpy Geothermal Systems
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Electrical Resistivity Tomography
2.1. Time-Lapse ERT
2.2. Petrophysical Considerations
3. Self-Potential Method
4. Distributed Temperature Sensing
5. Previous Works
5.1. Using ERT to Monitor Temperature Changes
5.2. Petrophysical Considerations Regarding Electrical Conductivity
5.3. ERT Survey Design
5.4. Sensitivity of Self-Potential Signals to Temperature
5.5. Using DTS to Measure Temperature
6. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Hermans, T.; Nguyen, F.; Robert, T.; Revil, A. Geophysical Methods for Monitoring Temperature Changes in Shallow Low Enthalpy Geothermal Systems. Energies 2014, 7, 5083-5118. https://doi.org/10.3390/en7085083
Hermans T, Nguyen F, Robert T, Revil A. Geophysical Methods for Monitoring Temperature Changes in Shallow Low Enthalpy Geothermal Systems. Energies. 2014; 7(8):5083-5118. https://doi.org/10.3390/en7085083
Chicago/Turabian StyleHermans, Thomas, Frédéric Nguyen, Tanguy Robert, and Andre Revil. 2014. "Geophysical Methods for Monitoring Temperature Changes in Shallow Low Enthalpy Geothermal Systems" Energies 7, no. 8: 5083-5118. https://doi.org/10.3390/en7085083