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Capacity building through training by research in Capacity building through training by research in geothermal activity: an experience from Mexico geothermal activity: an experience from Mexico and Latin America and Latin America

José M. Romo José M. Romo-

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Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada, B. C. Ensenada, B. C.

México México

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Pacific Pacific Ocean Ocean Gulf Gulf

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Mexico Mexico

México México

Ensenada Bay Ensenada Bay

Ensenada Ensenada Bay Bay

CICESE CICESE Center Center for for Scientific Scientific Research Research and and Higher Higher Education Education of Ensenada

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CA CA USA USA

Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada, B.C.

www.cicese.mx www.cicese.mx

CICESE is part of a network of scientific research centers CICESE is part of a network of scientific research centers funded by the Mexican government through the National funded by the Mexican government through the National Council of Science and Technology (CONACYT) Council of Science and Technology (CONACYT) Mission Mission To conduct scientific research in the areas of Earth Sciences, To conduct scientific research in the areas of Earth Sciences, Oceanology Oceanology, Applied Physics and Experimental Biology , Applied Physics and Experimental Biology As well as training and preparation of people at graduate level As well as training and preparation of people at graduate level (PhD and (PhD and MSc MSc) ) in each of our research areas. in each of our research areas.

Organization Organization

General Direction

Oceanology Oceanology Applied Applied Physics Physics Experimental Experimental Biology Biology

Earth Sciences Earth Sciences

Conservation biology Microbiology Marine Biotechnology

Seismology Seismology Geology Geology Applied Geophysics Applied Geophysics

Optics Electronics & Telecom Computer sciences Physical oceanography Biological oceanography Ecology Aquaculture

Seismology Department Seismology Department

To study the origin and nature of To study the origin and nature of earthquakes, how their energy propagates earthquakes, how their energy propagates in the Earth’s crust, as well as their in the Earth’s crust, as well as their destructive effects; particularly in destructive effects; particularly in northwestern Mexico. northwestern Mexico.

Mission Mission

Seismology Department Seismology Department

• Theoretical seismology
• Seismotectonics, geodynamics and geodesy
• Strong motion seismology
• Seismic hazards and engineering applications
• Seismic wave propagation and attenuation
• Structure and elastic properties of the lithosphere
• Elasticity of porous media
• Induced seismicity and deformation

Research lines Research lines

Velocity vectors (GPS) (González-García et al., 2003) (Acosta-Chang et al., 2003) Regional seismicity (RESNOM, 2006)

Seismology Department Seismology Department

Infrastructure Infrastructure

• Regional and local earthquake

monitoring networks

• Geodetic and local deformation

monitoring networks

• Computational facilities

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115oW

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33oN

Geology Department Geology Department

To reconstruct the geologic To reconstruct the geologic history of northwestern Mexico, history of northwestern Mexico, studding the structure of the crust studding the structure of the crust and the composition of their rocks, and the composition of their rocks, in order to understand the in order to understand the geologic processes that acted in geologic processes that acted in the past as well as those the past as well as those

• ccurring today.
• ccurring today.

Mission Mission

Peninsular range batholith

Geology Department Geology Department

Research lines Research lines

• Structural geology and tectonics
• Petrology and rock geochemistry
• Basin analysis and modeling
• Geocronology
• Hydrogeology and water chemistry
• Paleomagnetism and vulcanology
• Biostratigraphy
• Remote sensing and geographical

information systems

Geology Department Geology Department

• Specialized labs
• Geocronology
• Petrography
• Hydrogeochemistry
• Rock geochemistry
• Electronic microscopy
• Paleomagnetism
• Palinology and micropaleontology
• Image processing and GIS

Infrastructure Infrastructure

Applied Geophysics Department Applied Geophysics Department

Depth

Resistivity model (Romo et al., 2006)

To apply the laws of physics to To apply the laws of physics to create and improve methodology create and improve methodology for the exploration of the Earth’s for the exploration of the Earth’s

• interior. Make use of these
• interior. Make use of these

methods in the search of natural methods in the search of natural resources as well as for the resources as well as for the investigation of the deep crust investigation of the deep crust

Mission Mission

Applied Geophysics Department Applied Geophysics Department

Research lines Research lines

(Lujan y Romo, 2006)

Free-air gravity anomaly (Camacho, 2006)

• Electric and electromagnetic methods
• Gravity and magnetic methods
• Seismic reflexion and refraction methods
• Inverse theory and geophysical modeling
• Exploration of natural resources
• Environmental geophysics
• Earth’s crust geophysics

Applied Geophysics Department Applied Geophysics Department

• Geophysical equipment & instrumentation
• Gravity meter
• Total field magnetometers
• Flux gate magnetometers
• Electrical resistivity systems
• Wide band magnetotelluric system
• High frequency magnetotelluric system
• Time domain electromagnetic system
• Frequency domain VLF and loop-loop

systems

• 24-channels seismograph

Infrastructure Infrastructure

Computational facilities & Library Computational facilities & Library

• Sun Fire 4800 parallel computer (8 cpu’s)
• Sun Blade workstation cluster
• Local network of PC’s and workstations
• Internet II connection to the Cray XD1 of

the National Supercomputing Center

Library with over 5600 volumes, 350 print journals, access to over 500 electronic journals, catalogs, maps and thesis collections, interlibrary loan service, etc.

Graduate program Graduate program

Options:

• Seismology
• Geology
• Applied Geophysics
• Environmental Geosciences

CICESE’s Earth Sciences Division endeavors in creating specialist people, masters and doctors in sciences, as a essential part

• f the research activities.

Examples of research projects related Examples of research projects related with with geothermics geothermics

Ahuachapán-Chipilapa Cerro Prieto Las Tres Vírgenes

Cerro Prieto Cerro Prieto

Cerro Prieto Cerro Prieto

Las Tres Vírgenes Las Tres Vírgenes

Figure 5. Seismic network and location of epicenters.

3-component digital stations 1-component analog stations epicentral locations.

MT data inversion using Series and Parallel response functions (Romo et al, 2005)

Profundidad (km) 5 1 4 3 2 LV-1

5 10 15

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2 4 6 8 10

1000 10 1 100 10000

Resistividad Ohm-m

km Profundidad (km)

Perfil A-A’

GRANODIORITA ARENISCA (Fm Comondú) ANDESITA BASALTICA (Fm Santa Lucía) DEPOSITOS VOLCANICLASTICOS (Fm Santa Rosalía) IGNIMBRITA (Fms Aguajito y Reforma) DACITA-ANDESITA (Fm Tres Vírgenes)

Las Tres Vírgenes Las Tres Vírgenes

Production zone

Ahuachapán Ahuachapán-

• Chipilapa

Chipilapa

Ahuachapán Ahuachapán-

• Chipilapa

Chipilapa

Diffusion activities Diffusion activities

GEOS edited by UGM, at CICESE Geofísica Internacional edited by UGM & Instituto

de Geofísica, UNAM

GEOTERMIA edited by CFE

Mexican Geothermal Association Mexican Geothermal Association Mexican Geophysical Union Mexican Geophysical Union

UGM

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