| Title | Numerical Simulations of the Hydrothermal System at Lassen Volcanic National Park |
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| Authors | M.L. Sorey, S.E. Ingebritsen |
| Year | 1983 |
| Conference | Stanford Geothermal Workshop |
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| Abstract | The hydrothermal system in the vicinity of Lassen Volcanic National Park contains a central region of fluid upflow in which steam and liquid phases separate, with steam rising through a parasitic vapor-dominated zone and liquid flowing laterally toward areas of hot spring discharge south of the Park. A simplified numerical model was used to simulate the 10,000 - 20,000- year evolution of this system and to show that under certain circumstances fluid withdrawal from hot-water reservoirs south of the Park could significantly alter the discharge of steam from thermal areas within the Park. |