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Title Lake Bottom Thermal Gradient Survey at Clear Lake and Mono Lake, California
Authors Martin, R. C.; Welday, E. E.
Year 1977
Conference Geothermal Resources Council Transactions
Keywords Exploration; Gradient; Hot Springs; Temperature; Probe; Clear Lake; Mono Lake; California; USA
Abstract A one meter temperature gradient survey method was tested at Clear lake and Mono Lake, California for application in geothermal exploration. Temperatures of the bottom water and sediments at 20 cm increments were measured with a cable operated probe. The lakes studied represent widely different thermal environments, but geothermal anomalies were successfully detected despite some rapid changes in lake bottom temperatures.
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