| Title | A Low Enthalpy Convective System in Western Ohio |
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| Authors | Cannon, Melinda S.; Tabet, Charles A.; Eckstein, Yoram |
| Year | 1980 |
| Conference | Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
| Keywords | Exploration; USA; Ohio; General; Models; Geophysical Surveys; Temperature Gradient; Gravity; Geochemical Surveys; Silica; Geological Surveys; Petrography |
| Abstract | A distinct positive anomaly in the temperature of the shallow (Pleistocene) aquifers along the Cincinnati-Findlay Arch in Western Ohio coincides with a low geothermal gradient. A conceptual model of convective currents associated with a tensional fault and/or fracture system along the crest of the Arch is suggested as an explanation of the anomaly. Hydrochemcial information indicates that various quantities of warmer ground water, with the composition characteristics of deep bedrock aquifers, is present as an admixture in the shallow aquifers. This confirms the conceptual model of convection in fractures. |