Gas Flux Sampling At Kilauea East Rift Geothermal Area (Thomas, 1986)

GEOTHERMAL ENERGY

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Exploration Activity: Gas Flux Sampling At Kilauea East Rift Geothermal Area (Thomas, 1986)

Exploration Activity Details
Location	Kilauea East Rift Geothermal Area
Exploration Technique	Gas Flux Sampling
Activity Date	1978 - 1986
Usefulness	not indicated
DOE-funding	Unknown

Exploration Basis

This study was conducted as part of the Geothermal Resources Assessment Program initiated in 1980

Notes

Radon emanometry data was collected along the East Rift Zone. Complicated patterns of radon outgassing along the lower rift zone were noted. The pattern of variable outgassing rates was interpreted to be caused by a geothermally driven ground gas convection system within the fractured rocks.

References

• Donald M. Thomas (1 January 1986) Geothermal Resources Assessment In Hawaii