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ZONE LOW RESISTIVITY [1 record]

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Record 1 2005-05-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geophysics
CONT

In general, a hot water field will tend to produce a zone of low resistivity, mainly on account of the dissolved salts, whereas a steam field will tend to show up as a high resistivity zone.

OBS

resistivity: The resistance that a unit volume of a material offers to the passage of electricity, the electric current being perpendicular to two parallel faces.

Key term(s)
  • low resistivity zone

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géophysique
CONT

En général, un champ d'eau chaude aura tendance à donner une zone à résistivité faible, principalement en raison des sels dissous, alors qu'un champ de vapeur se présentera comme une zone à résistivité élevée.

OBS

résistivité: Résistance spécifique d'une substance (le courant étant perpendiculaire à deux faces parallèles d'un centimètre cube de cette substance).

Spanish

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