Gravity and magnetotelluric investigations to elicit the origin of Hammam Faraun hot spring,Sinai Peninsula,Egypt |
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| Authors: | Mohamed Abdelzaher Jun Nishijima Gad El-Qady Essam Aboud Osama Masoud Mamdoh Soliman Sachio Ehara |
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| Institution: | 1.Geothermic Laboratory, Earth Resource Engineering Department,Kyushu University,Fukuoka,Japan;2.National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics,Cairo,Egypt |
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| Abstract: | There is a clear correlation between the principal areas of current geothermal development and the seismically active boundaries
of the moving segments of lithosphere defined by the plate tectonic models of the Earth. The tectonic position of Egypt in
the northeastern corner of African continent suggests that the most important areas for geothermal exploration are in the
region where a cluster of hot springs with varied temperatures was located around the Gulf of Suez. Gravity and magnetotelluric
surveys were made in the area of Hammam Faraun hot spring, which represents the most promising area for geothermal development
in Egypt. These surveys were carried out for the purpose of eliciting the origin of Hammam Faraun hot spring. The results
of the analyses and interpretations of these data show that the heat source of the hot spring is due to uplift of hot basement
rock. This uplift may cause deep circulation and heating of the undergroundwater. |
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