3D subsurface temperature model of Europe for geothermal exploration:

For the assessment of geothermal resources in Europe we constructed a digital 3D temperature model of the European crust and sedimentary basins, incorporating publicly available temperature data. Using European crustal thickness models and indirect parameters such as surface heat flow measurements,...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Limberger, J., Wees, J.D. van
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: EAGE Publishing BV 2014
Subjects:
Geosciences
Geothermal fields
Structural geology
Crustal thickness
Geothermal resources
Sedimentary basin
Subsurface temperature
Surface heat flow
Temperature data
Geological Survey Netherlands
Energy / Geological Survey Netherlands
Earth / Environmental
SGE - Sustainable Geo Energy
ELSS - Earth
Life and Social Sciences
Iceland
Online Access:http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:b65b1dc2-f673-43d9-b2cb-2f78a0bfce4a
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Summary:For the assessment of geothermal resources in Europe we constructed a digital 3D temperature model of the European crust and sedimentary basins, incorporating publicly available temperature data. Using European crustal thickness models and indirect parameters such as surface heat flow measurements, temperatures were calculated for regions where data are scarce. Our temperature model of Europe has a horizontal grid resolution of 10x10 km and extends to a depth of 10 km below ground level. The model covers Europe up to the Russian border and includes Turkey and Iceland.

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