Abstract—One of the cleanest energy sources is geothermal.
To generate electricity or to directly use as heat this sustainable
resource proper investigation of reservoir characteristics is
required. The purpose of this research is to determine the best
prospect location of geothermal reservoirs for further
investigation in Afghanistan. To achieve this goal, the geological,
geophysical, and geochemical evidence maps (such as volcanic
dome and rock, fault, high temperature, intrusive rock,
geopressured, hot spring, and hydrothermal mineral areas)
were created in GIS (Geographical Information System)
ArcMap 10.1. The GIS geoprocessing tools (such as buffer,
union, and intersection) were used to define the best prospect
areas of geothermal energy resources. The result of this study is
the first digital map of prospect areas for geothermal resources
in Afghanistan. Besides known hot springs, it has determined
the wide potential areas around the load centers and big cities of
the country.
Index Terms—Geothermal energy, potential area mapping,
geographical information system, Afghanistan
Mohammad Abed Anwarzai and Ken Nagasaka are with Department of
Electronic and Information Engineering, Tokyo University of Agriculture
and Technology, 2-24-16, Nakacho, Koganei-shi, Tokyo, 184-8588, Japan
(e-mail: abedafg@hotmail.com; bahman@cc.tuat.ac.jp).
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Cite:Mohammad Abed Anwarzai and Ken Nagasa, "Prospect Area Mapping for Geothermal Energy
Exploration in Afghanistan," Journal of Clean Energy Technologies vol. 5, no. 6, pp. 501-506, 2017.
