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Geothermal Linkage between a Hydrothermal Pond and a Deep Lake: Kuttara Volcano, Japan

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Title: Geothermal Linkage between a Hydrothermal Pond and a Deep Lake: Kuttara Volcano, Japan
Authors: Chikita, Kazuhisa Browse this author →KAKEN DB
Ochiai, Yasuhiro Browse this author
Oyagi, Hideo Browse this author
Sakata, Yoshitaka Browse this author
Keywords: Kuttara Volcano
Lake Kuttara
hydrothermal pond
heat budget
Issue Date: Mar-2019
Publisher: MDPI
Journal Title: Hydrology
Volume: 6
Issue: 1
Start Page: 4
Publisher DOI: 10.3390/hydrology6010004
Abstract: Kuttara Volcano, Hokkaido, Japan, consists of temperate Lake Kuttara and the western Noboribetsu geothermal area. In order to explore geothermal relations between Lake Kuttara and the geothermal area, the heat budget of a hydrothermal pond, Okunoyu, was evaluated, and the heat storage change in the lower layer of Lake Kuttara was calculated by monitoring the water temperature at the deepest point. The lake water temperature consistently increased during the thermal stratification in June-November of 2013-2016. The heat flux Q(B) at lake bottom was then calculated at a range of 4.1-10.9 W/m(2), which is probably due to the leakage from a hydrothermal reservoir below the lake bottom. Meanwhile, the heat flux H-G(in) by geothermal groundwater input in Okunoyu was evaluated at 3.5-8.5 kW/m(2), which is rapidly supplied through faults from underlying hydrothermal reservoirs. With a time lag of 5 months to monthly mean Q(B) values in Lake Kuttara, the correlation with monthly mean H-G(in) in Okunoyu was significant (R-2 = 0.586; p < 0.01). Applying Darcy's law to the leakage from the hydrothermal reservoir at 260-310 m below the lake bottom, the time needed for groundwater's passage through the media 260-310 m thick was evaluated at 148-149 days (ca. 5 months). These findings suggest that the hydrothermal reservoir below lake bottom and the underlying hydrothermal reservoirs in the western geothermal area are both connected to a unique geothermal source in the deeper zone as a geothermal flow system of Kuttara Volcano.
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URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2115/74037
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