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Record 1 2010-05-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geophysics
CONT

... vast quantities of tappable heat exists in "hot spots" in the western states, and also in "geopressured" areas along the gulf coast in Texas and Louisiana. (These are areas of high-temperature, high pressure zone of water dispersed through subsurface sand and shale sediments.)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géophysique
DEF

Zone où la chaleur interne de la terre remonte vers la surface et, en surchauffant l'eau infiltrée dans les sables et les sédiments argileux, exerce une surpression.

Key term(s)
  • zone de géopression

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