Rybach L., Stegena L. (Eds.) Geothermics and Geothermal Energy

Springer, Basel, 1979, 341 pages, ISBN: 978-3-0348-6527-2, 978-3-0348-6525-8Contributions to Current Research in GeophysicsThe rapidly growing interest in geothermal energy as an alternative energy source has raised many basic questions in geothermics. Especially, the contribution of the various disciplines of earth sciences to the understanding of development and distribution of geothermal resources, along with various aspects of their utilisation, became evident. At the 16th IUGG General Assembly 1975 in Grenoble the International Heat Flow Commission (IHFC) decided to hold a Symposium 'Geothermics and Geothermal Energy', with the aim of clarifying some of these questions.In these Proceedings the contributions of the Symposium ha ve been arranged in the following order: (i) General Geothermics, (ii) Regional Heat Flow, (iii) Geothermal Potential, (iv) Exploration, Characterisation and Exploitation of Geothermal Resources, (v) Geothermal Effects of Hydrothermal Circulation.