Essays about: "tomographic inversion"

Found 2 essays containing the words tomographic inversion.

1. 1. First-arrival traveltime tomography of active-source data in the Kansanshi copper mine, northern Zambia

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Geofysik

   Author : Vessela Hobson; [2019]
   Keywords : refraction seismics; tomographic inversion; Zambian Copperbelt; copper;

   Abstract : Sedimentary rock-hosted deposits are a major source of copper and cobalt, with the Neoproterozoic central African Copperbelt being among the largest Cu-Co provinces in the world, accounting for around 15% of its copper resource. The deposits occur primarily in the carbonates and siliciclastic sediments overlying the basement, and formed during early diagenesis (around 820 Ma) and late diagenesis/metamorphism during the Pan-African Orogeny (580-520 Ma). READ MORE

3. 2. Deriving Geothermal Reservoir Properties from Tomographic Models

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Samantha Kim; [2019]
   Keywords : Geothermal reservoir; super-critical fluids; optimization; seismic tomography; effective medium model; Iceland; Geotermisk energi; seismisk; mediummodel; reservoir; spricktäthet; superkritisk vätska optimisering;

   Abstract : The effectiveness of the heat transfer in a geothermal reservoir strongly depends on its temperature, pressure and rock type. A porous and fractured rock is essential to provide a hot fluid circulation to a geothermal power plant. READ MORE