Detecting thermal anomalies within the Molasse Basin, Southern Germany

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1897-1915

  Rühaak, Wolfram ^a   Rath, Volker ^b   Clauser, Christoph ^c  

^a DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Geostatistics; Geothermics; Germany; Numerical modeling; Temperature data

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DETECTION METHOD; FAULT ZONE; FLOW MODELING; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HEAT PRODUCTION; HEAT TRANSFER; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; NUMERICAL MODEL; STEADY FLOW; TEMPERATURE ANOMALY; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

GERMANY; MOLASSE BASIN;

EID: 78649717230     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: 14350157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-010-0676-z     Document Type: Article

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