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The geothermal field of the upper crust results from a variety of interacting processes in combination with the transport properties of rocks. The study attempts to illustrate how the various factors may interact and how they may modify the thermal field. The main result focusses on the uncertainties related to the extrapolation from the near-surface field into greater depth. It is shown that a unique solution may not be guaranteed. However, the modeling approach allows to weight different scenarios, and perhaps may help to localize exploration wells at the most informative point.
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Bayer, U., Lünenschloß, B., Springer, J., Winterfeld, C.v. (1996). Thermal Modeling at an Ancient Orogenetic Front with Special Regard to the Uncertainty of Heat-Flow Predictions. In: Geologic Modeling and Mapping. Computer Applications in the Earth Sciences. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-0363-3_4
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