Description
The paper linked below offers an initial assessment of a new method to target potential geothermal resources on the regional scale. The method is based on seeking relationships between geologic structures and geodetic observations of regional tectonic strain.
Resources
| Name | Format | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Basin Strain | ZIP | An estimate of the total magnitude of crustal strain in Nevada (2nd invariant of the strain rate), independent of fault orientation. | Open resource |
| GRC Paper | Link to the GRC paper. "Targeting of Potential Geothermal Resources in the Great Basin from Regional to Basin-Scale Relationships Between Geodetic Strain and Geologic Structures" | Open resource |