Front Matter
1 Classification of Thermal Springs
2 Thermal Springs in China
References
3 Geological Setting
References
4 General Survey of Thermal Springs of Qingzang Plateau and Its Surrounding Areas
4.1 The Thermal Springs in Tibet Autonomous Region
4.2 Thermal Springs in Western Sichuan Provence
4.3 Thermal Springs in Southwestern Yunnan Province
4.4 Thermal Springs in Qinghai Provence
References
5 Boiling Springs in the Southwest China
5.1 Boiling Springs in Tibet Autonomous Region
5.1.1 There Are 10 Boiling Springs in Ngari Prefecture
5.1.2 Xigaze Profecture Have 21 Boiling Spring, of Which 16 Have a Chemical Analysis Information, and the Other Four Only Had Temperature Measurement Data
5.1.3 Lhasa City Has Six Boiling Springs, in Which There Are Two Exploited Geothermal Fields: Yangbajain and Yanyi
5.1.4 Nagqu Prefecture Has Two Boiling Springs, They, Together with Boiling Springs of Damxung County, Are Located Within the Same Rift with North–South Trend
5.1.5 Shangnan Prefecture Is Situated in the Southern Part of Yarlung Zangbo River. There Emerge Seven Boiling Springs
5.1.6 Nyingzhi Prefecture Has Two Boiling Springs. Geothermal Examination Have Been Carried Out Twice in 1973 and 1974, But I Suspect that There Were Some Problems in the Results of Chemical Analysis
5.2 Boiling Springs in Western Sichuan Province
5.2.1 Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture Has Seven Boiling Springs, Distributed in Garze, Batang and Litang Counties
5.2.2 Aba Tibet and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture Has Only One Boiling Spring
5.3 Boiling Springs in Yunnan Province
5.3.1 Boiling Spring in Tengchong Massif
5.3.2 Boiling Springs on Canning-Jinghong Anticlinorium
5.3.3 Boiling Springs on Ailaoshan Anticlinorium
5.4 Boiling Springs in Qinghai Province
References
6 Hot Springs in Southwestern China
6.1 Hot Springs in Tibet Autonomous Region
6.1.1 Hot Springs in Ngari Prefecture
6.1.2 Hot Springs in Xigaze Prefecture
6.1.3 Hot Springs in Lhasa City
6.1.4 Hot Springs in Nagqu Prefecture
6.1.5 Hot Springs in Shannan Prefecture
6.1.6 Hot Springs in Nyingchi Prefecture
6.1.7 Hot Springs in Qamdo Prefecture
6.2 Hot Springs in Western Sichuan Provence
6.2.1 Hot Springs in Garze Zang Autonomous Prefecture
6.2.2 Hot Springs in Aba Zang and Qiang Nationalities Autonomous Prefecture
6.2.3 Hot Springs in Liangshan Yi Nationality Autonomous Prefecture
6.2.4 Hot Springs in Panzhihua City and Some Adjacent Counties
6.3 Hot Springs in Southwestern Yunnan Province
6.3.1 Hot Springs in Deqen Zang Nationality Autonomous Prefecture
6.3.2 Hot Spring in Nujiang Lisu Nationality Autonomous Prefecture
6.3.3 Hot Springs in Dehong Dai and Jingpo Nationality Autonomous Prefecture
6.3.4 Hot Springs in Baoshan City
6.3.5 Hot Springs in Lijiang City
6.3.6 Hot Springs in Dali Bai Nationality Autonomous Prefecture
6.3.7 Hot Springs in Lincang City
6.3.8 Hot Springs in Puer City
6.3.9 Hot Springs in Xishuangbanna Dai Nationality Autonomous Prefecture
6.3.10 Hot Springs in South Bank of Hong River
6.4 Hot Springs in Qinghai Province
References
7 Warm Springs and Tepid Springs in the Southwest China
7.1 Warm Springs and Tepid Springs in Tibet Autonomous Region
7.2 Warm Springs and Tepid Springs in Western Sichuan
7.3 Warm Springs and Tepid Springs in Southwestern Yunnan Province
7.4 Warm Springs and Tepid Springs in Qinghai Province
References
8 Hydrothermal Convection Systems and Geothermal Energy in the Southwest China
8.1 The Hydrothermal Convection System in China
8.2 The Types of High-Temperature Hydrothermal Convection Systems
8.3 Recent Geothermal Resource Assessment of Hydrothermal Convection Systems
8.3.1 Determination of Accessible Resource Base
8.3.2 Temperature Estimates of Reservoir
8.3.3 Volume Estimates
8.3.4 The Wellhead Thermal Energy
8.3.5 Available Work
8.3.6 Electricity and Beneficial Heat
8.4 The Evaluation of Geothermal Resource Potential of High-Temperature Hydrothermal Convection System in Tibet Autonomous Region
8.5 Evaluation of Geothermal Resource Potential of High-Temperature Hydrothermal Convection System in Western Sichuan Province
8.6 The High Temperature Hydrothermal Convection System in the Southwest Yunnan
8.7 The Intermediate-Temperature Geothermal Resources of Hydrothermal Convection System
References
9 Hot Dry Rock Geothermal Resources in Southwestern China
9.1 HDR and EGS
9.2 Terrestrial Heat Flow Measurement in China
9.3 Deep Temperature Patterns
9.4 The Geothermal Resources of Hot Dry Rock
References
10 The Future of Geothermal Energy in Qingzang Plateau
10.1 Accessible Resources Base in Qingzang Plateau
10.2 The Status Quo of Geothermal Exploitation in China
10.3 China in World’s Geothermal Power Generation
10.4 The Prospect for High-Temperature Geothermal Energy in Qingzang Plateau and Its Surrondings
References
Appendix
References
Index
Index to Thermal Springs
About the Author
