Aerial Photography At Chena Geothermal Area (Kolker, 2008)

GEOTHERMAL ENERGY

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Exploration Activity: Aerial Photography At Chena Geothermal Area (Kolker, 2008)

Exploration Activity Details
Location	Chena Geothermal Area
Exploration Technique	Aerial Photography
Activity Date	1979 - 1980
Usefulness	useful
DOE-funding	Unknown

Exploration Basis

Geophysical studies through the University of Alaska Fairbanks' Geophysical Institute.

Notes

1979 U-2 aerial photography analysis delineates bedrock faulting in the vicinity of the thermal anomaly identified from a previous ground temperature survey (Biggar 1973).

References

• Amanda M. Kolker (2008) Geologic Setting of the Central Alaskan Hot Springs Belt: Implications for Geothermal Resource Capacity and Sustainable Energy Production