Rotorua geothermal system.
Volcano: | Rotorua geothermal field (see Rotorua geothermal field at the Smithsonian Institution website in a new tab) |
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Type: | Soil Diffuse Emission |
Description: | Rotorua is part of the Taupo Volcanic Zone, a geothermal field extending from White Island off the Bay of Plenty Coast to Mt Ruapehu far to the south. Rotorua's array of geothermal features - volcanic crater lakes, spouting geysers, bubbling mud pools, hissing fumaroles and colourful sinter terraces - are sure to impress. |
Point of contact for this site:
Cynthia Werner, cwerner@usgs.gov (U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Volcano Observatory)
Werner, C., Cardellini, C., 2006,Comparison of carbon dioxide emissions with fluid upflow, chemistry, and geologic structures at the Rotorua geothermal system, New Zealand, Geothermics, vol.35, pp. 221–238, DOI: 10.1016/j.geothermics.2006.02.006