geothermy

Noun

geothermy (usually uncountable, plural geothermies)

1. (usually) The heat produced by the natural processes of the Earth, including heat from the undercrust, plate tectonics, volcanism, and other sources.
2. (usually) The process and practice of harvesting heat produced by the Earth to be used as an energy source.
3. (usually) The study of heat produced naturally by the Earth, usually considered a subdiscipline of geophysics.
   • A method was worked out by the Geothermy Laboratory of the O. Yu. Schmidt institute of Earth Physics (Lyubimova et al., 1964 b) which utilizes the principles of heat convection from a momentary linear source (Tikhonov, Samarskiy, 1953).1972 May, “New Methods of Studying Noise and Vibration and Cybernetic Diagnosis of Machines and Mechanisms”, in K. M. Ragul'skis, editor, NASA Technical Translation, number NASA TT F-694, Washington...
   • However, in geothermy, as in any other area of geophysics, it is often necessary to solve an inverse problem.1978 March 16, V. T. Balobaev, V. N. Devyatkin, I. M. Kutasov, “Contemporary Geothermal Conditions of the Existence and Development of Permafrost”, in Frederick J. Sanger, Peter J. Hyde, editors...

   Synonyms:

   geothermics