The Ganzi geothermal system located in the eastern margin of Tibetan Plateau, is found to distribute the strongly active surface manifestations, such as boiling springs, and fumaroles. The resistivity structure of high-temperature hydrothermal system beneath Ganzi Basin has been obtained from the three-dimensional (3-D) magnetotelluric inversion of 103 broadband MT stations in period range from 320 Hz to 1000s. The MT stations have an average spacing of 500 m and completely cover the Ganzi Basin. The detailed 3-D resistivity structure which the authors found has been described characteristics of the shallow and deep geothermal reservoirs as well as to correlate with the structural features present in the Ganzi Basin. The shallow geothermal reservoir is mainly composed of the sedimentary layer, with a depth of 300−800 m, while the deep geothermal reservoir mainly consists of the fault fracture zone with a depth of 1−5 km. The porosity of the geothermal reservoirs is in the range 5–10 %, estimated based on the resistivity model. The Ganzi fault provides the pathway for transport heat and the circulation of geothermal fluids. The possible heat source for the Ganzi geothermal system has been attributed to tectonic deformation heating in the crust, radiogenic heat production derived from the decay of U, Th and K, and heat from the mantle.

位于青藏高原东部边缘的甘孜地热系统被发现分布着强烈活跃的地表表现，例如沸腾的泉水和喷气孔。甘孜盆地下方高温热液系统的电阻率结构是通过在320 Hz至1000s的周期内对103个宽带MT站进行三维（3-D）大地电磁反演而获得的。MT站的平均间距为500 m，完全覆盖了甘孜盆地。作者发现的详细的3-D电阻率结构已描述了浅层和深层地热油藏的特征，并与甘孜盆地的构造特征相关。浅层地热储层主要由沉积层组成，深度为300-800 m，深层地热储层主要由断层断裂带组成，深度为1-5 km。根据电阻率模型估算，地热储层的孔隙度范围为5-10％。甘孜断层为传热和地热流体的循环提供了途径。Ganzi地热系统可能的热源归因于地壳的构造变形加热，U，Th和K的衰变产生的放射性热产生以及地幔的热量。