Influence of fluid flow on the regional thermal field: Results from 3D numerical modelling for the area of Brandenburg (North German Basin)

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 70, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 3523-3544

  Noack, Vera ^a,c   Scheck Wenderoth, Magdalena ^a   Cacace, Mauro ^a   Schneider, Michael ^b  

^a GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^c FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR GEOSCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES BGR   (Germany)

Author keywords

3D numerical simulations; Coupled fluid flow and heat transport; Hydrothermal field; North German Basin; Sedimentary basins; Zechstein salt

Indexed keywords

3-D NUMERICAL SIMULATION; HEAT TRANSPORT; HYDROTHERMAL FIELD; NORTH GERMAN BASIN; SEDIMENTARY BASIN;

AQUIFERS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; HEAT TRANSFER; HYDROGEOLOGY; NUMERICAL MODELS; TEMPERATURE; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

BASIN FILL; FLUID FLOW; HEAT TRANSFER; HYDROTHERMAL FLUID; SALT; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; ZECHSTEIN;

BRANDENBURG [GERMANY]; GERMANY; NORTH GERMAN BASIN;

EID: 84888323167     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-013-2438-4     Document Type: Article

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