Lithosphere Tectonics And Thermo-Mechanical Properties: An Integrated Modeling Approach For Egs Exploration In Europe
Creators: name: Cloetingh, S.
name: Van Wees, J.D.
name: Lenkey, L.
name: Beekman, F.
name: Tesauro, M.
name: Förster, A.
name: Kaban, M.
name: Hardebol, N.
name: Ter Voorde, M.
name: Willingshofer, E.
name: Cornu, T.
name: D. Bonté
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2008
Subjects: geothermal energy
exploration
europe
geology
modelling
enhanced geothermal systems
lithosphere
geophysics

description: For geothermal exploration and production of enhanced geothermal systems (EGS) knowlegde of the thermo-mechanical signature of the lithosphere and crust is important to obtain critical constraints for the crustal stress field and basement temperatures. The stress and temperature field in Europe is subject to strong spatial variations which can be linked to Polyphase extensional and compressional reactivation of the lithosphere, in different modes of deformation. The development of innovative combinations of numerical and analogue modeling techniques is key to thoroughly understand the spatial and temporal variations in crustal stress and temperature. In this paper we present an overview of our advancement developing and applying analogue and numerical thermo-mechanical models to quantitatively asses the interplay of lithosphere dynamics and basin (de)formation. Field studies of kinematic indicators and numerical modeling of present-day and paleo-stress fields in selected areas have yielded new constraints on the causes and the expression of intraplate stress fields in the lithosphere, driving basin (de)formation. The actual basin response to intraplate stress is strongly affected by the rheological structure of the underlying lithosphere, the basin geometry, fault dynamics and interplay with surface processes. Integrated basin studies show that rheological layering and strength of the lithosphere plays an important role in the spatial and temporal distribution of stress-induced vertical motions, varying from subtle faulting to basin reactivation and large wavelength patterns of lithospheric folding, demonstrating that sedimentary basins are sensitive recorders to the intraplate stress field. The long lasting memory of the lithosphere, in terms of lithospheric scale weak zones, appears to play a far more important role in basin formation and reactivation than hitherto assumed. A better understanding of the 3-D linkage between basin formation and basin reactivation is, therefore, an essential step in research that aims at linking lithospheric forcing and upper mantle dynamics to crustal vertical motions and stress, and their effect on sedimentary systems and heat flow. Vertical motions in basins can become strongly enhanced, through coupled processes of surface erosion/sedimentation and lower crustal flow. Furthermore patterns of active thermal attenuation by mantle plumes can cause a significant spatial and modal redistribution of intraplate deformation and stress, as a result of changing patterns in lithospheric strength and rheological layering. Novel insights from numerical and analogue modeling aid in quantitative assessment of basin and basement histories and shed new light on tectonic interpretation, providing helpful constraints for geothermal exploration and production, including understanding and predicting crustal stress and basin and basement heat flow.
description: ENGINE - FP6
description: {"references": ["Della Vedova, B., S. Bellani, G. Pellis, and P. Squarci, Deep temperatures and surface heat-flow distribution, in Anatomy of an orogen: the Apennines and adjacent Mediterranean basins, edited by G.B. Vai and L.P. Martini, pp. 65-76, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, 2001.", "Frisch, W., J. Kuhlemann, I. Dunkl, and A. Br\u00fcgel, Palinspastic reconstruction and topographic evolution of the Eastern Alps during late Tertiary tectonic extrusion, Tectonophysics, 297, 1-15, 1998.", "F\u00fcgenschuh, B., D. Seward, and N. Mancktelow, Exhumation in a convergent orogen: the western Tauern window, Terra Nova, 9, 213-217, 1997.", "Genser, J., J.D. van Wees, S. Cloetingh, and F. Neubauer, Eastern Alpine tectono-metamorphic evolution; constraints from two-dimensional P-T-t modeling, Tectonics, 15, 584-604, 1996.", "Mancktelow, N.S., and B. Grasemann, Time-dependent effects of heat advection and topography on cooling histories during erosion, Tectonophysics, 270, 167-195, 1997.", "Sachsenhofer, R., Syn- and post-collisional heat flow in the Cenozoic Eastern Alps, Int. J. Earth Sci., 90, 579-592, 2001.", "TRANSALP Working Group, First deep seismic reflection images of the Eastern Alps reveal giant crustal wedges and transcrustal ramps, Geophys. Res. Lett., 29, doi:10.1029/2002GL014911, 2002.", "Vosteen, H.-D., V. Rath, C. Clauser, and B. Lammerer, A review of the thermal regime of the Eastern Alps with respect to the effects of paleoclimate and exhumation, Tectonophysics, 414, 157-167, 2006.", "Willingshofer, E., and S. Cloetingh, The present-day lithospheric strength of the Eastern Alps and its relationship to neotectonics, Tectonics, 22, 1075, doi:10.1029/2002TC001463, 2003.", "Angelier, J., Lyb\u00e9ris, N., Le Pichon, X., Barrier, E. and Huchon, P., 1982. The tectonic development of the Hellenic arc and the Sea of Crete: A synthesis. Tectonophysics, 86: 159-196", "Bada, G., Horv\u00e1th, F., Gerner, P. and Fejes, I., 1999. Review of the present-day geodynamics of the Pannonian basin: progress and problems. J. Geodyn., 27: 501-527.", "Bellingham, P. and White, N., 2002. A two-dimensional inverse model for extensional sedimentary Basins \u2013 2. Application. J. Geophys. Res., 107 (B10): Art. No. 2260.", "Bessis, F., 1985. Some remarks on the study of subsidence of sedimentary basins. Application to the Gulf of Lions margin (Western Mediterranean). Mar. and Petrol. Geol., 3: 37-63.", "Burrus, J,. 1989. Review of geodynamic models for extensional basins: The paradox of stretching in the Gulf of Lions (Northwest Mediterranean). Bull. Soc. G\u00e9ol. Fr., 8: 377-393.", "Csontos, L., Nagymarosy, A., Horv\u00e1th, F. and Kov\u00e1c, M., 1992. Tertiary evolution of the Intra-Carpathian area: a model. Tectonophysics, 208: 221-241", "Duggen, S., Hoernle, K., van den Bogaard, P. and Harris, C., 2004. Magmatic evolution of the Alboran region: the role of subduction in forming the western Mediterranean and causing the Messinian Salinity Crisis. Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 218: 91-108.", "Faccenna, C., Becker, T., Pio Lucente, F., Jolivet, L. and Rossetti, F., 2001. History of subduction and back-arc extension in the Central Mediterranean. Geophys. J. Int., 145: 809-820.", "Faccenna, C., Jolivet, L., Piromallo, C. and Morelli, A., 2003. Subduction and the depth of convection in the Mediterranean mantle. J. Geophys. Res., 108(B2), 2099, DOI: 10.1029/2002TC001488.", "Foucher, J.P., Mauffret, A., Steckler, M., Brunet, M.F., Maillard, A., Rehault, J.P., Alonso, B., Desegaulx, P., Murillas, J. and Ouillon, G., 1992. Heat flow in the Valencia trough: geodynamic implications. Tectonophysics, 203: 77-97.", "Gautier, P., Brun, J.P., Moriceau, R., Sokoutis, D., Martinod, J. and Jolivet, L., 1999. Timing, kinematics and cause of Aegean extension: a scenario based on comparison with simple analogue experiments. Tectonophysics, 315: 31-72.", "Gualteri, L., Bertotti, G. and Cloetingh, S., 1998. Lateral variations of thermo-mechanical properties in the Tyrrhenian-northern Appenine region. Tectonophysics, 300: 143-158.", "Gueguen, E., Doglioni, C. and Fernandez, M., 1998. On the post-25 Ma geodynamic evolution of the western Mediterranean. Tectonophysics, 298: 259-269.", "Harangi, S., Downes, H. and Seghedi, I., 2006. Tertiary-Quaternary subduction processes and related magmatism in the Alpine-Mediterranean region. In: Gee, D.G. and Stephenson, R.A., (eds), European Lithosphere Dynamics. Geol. Soc. London Mem., 32: 167-190.", "Horv\u00e1th, F., D\u00f6v\u00e9nyi, P., Szalay, \u00c1. and Royden, L.H., 1988. Subsidence, thermal and maturation history of the Great Hungarian Plain. In: L.H. Royden and F. Horv\u00e1th (Editors), The Pannonian Basin, a Study in Basin Evolution. Amer. Assoc. Petr. Geol. Mem., 45: 355-372.", "Horv\u00e1th, F., 1993. Towards a mechanical model for the formation of the Pannonian basin. Tectonophysics, 226: 333-357.", "Horv\u00e1th, F. and Cloetingh, S., 1996. Stress-induced late-stage subsidence anomalies in the Pannonian basin. Tectonophysics, 266: 287-300.", "Horv\u00e1th, F., Bada, G., Szafi\u00e1n, P., Tari, G., \u00c1d\u00e1m, A. and Cloetingh, S., 2006. Formation and deformation of the Pannonian Basin: constraints from observational data. In: Gee, D.G. and Stephenson, R.A., (eds), European Lithosphere Dynamics. Geol. Soc. London Mem., 32: 191-206.", "K\u00e1zm\u00e9r, M. and Kov\u00e1cs, S., 1985. Permian-Paleogene paleogeography along the eastern part of the Insubric-Periadriatic lineament system: evidence for the continental escape of the Bakony-Drauzug unit. Acta Geol. Hung., 28/1-2: 71-84.", "Kooi, H., Cloetingh, S. and Burrus, J., 1992. Lithospheric necking and regional isostasy at extensional basins. 1. Subsidence and gravity modeling with an application to the Gulf of Lions margin (SE France). J. Geoph. Res., 97: 17553-17571", "Lankreijer, A., Mocanu, V. and Cloetingh, S., 1997. Lateral variations in lithosphere strength in the Romanian Carpathians: Constraints on basin evolution. Tectonophysics, 272: 269-290.", "Le Pichon, X. and Angelier, J., 1979. The Hellenic arc and trench system: a key to the neotectonic evolution of the Eastern Mediterranean area. Tectonophysics, 60, 1-42.", "Le Pichon, X. and Angelier, J., 1981. The Aegean Sea. Philos. Trans. R. Soc. London, Ser. A, 300: 357-372.", "Le Pichon, X. and Angelier, J., 1981. The Aegean Sea. Philos. Trans. R. Soc. London, Ser. A, 300: 357-372.", "Lister, G.S., Banga, G. and Feenstra, A., 1984. Metamorphic core complexes of Cordilleran type in the Cyclades, Aegean Sea, Greece. Geology, 12: 221-225", "Martin, M., Wenzel, F. and the CALIXTO working group, 2006. High-resolution teleseismic body wave tomography beneath SE-Romania \u2014 II. imaging of a slab detachment scenario, Geophys. J. Int. 164: 579\u2013595.", "McKenzie, D., 1972. Active Tectonics of the Mediterranean Region. Geophys. J. R. astr. Soc., 30: 109-185.", "McKenzie, D. 1978: Some remarks on the development of sedimentary basins. Earth and Planet. Sci. Lett., 40: 25-32", "Morgan, P. and Fernandez, M., 1992. Neogene vertical movements and constraints on extension in the Catalan Coastal Ranges, Iberian Peninsula, and the Valencia trough (western Mediterranean). Tectonophysics, 203: 185-201.", "Pasquale, V., Verdoya, M. and Chiozzi, P., 1995. On the heat-flux related to stretching in the NW-Mediterranean continental margin. Studia Geophysica et Geodaetica, 39: 389-404.", "Pasquale, V., Verdoya, M. and Chiozzi, P., 2003. Heat-flux budget in the southeastern continental margin of the Tyrrhenian sea. Phys. Chem. Earth, 28: 407-420.", "Ranalli, G. and Rybach, L., 2005.", "Ratschbacher L., Frisch W., Linzer H.G. and Merle O., 1991: Lateral extrusion in the Eastern Alps. Part 2: Structural analysis. Tectonics, 10, 257-271", "Rehault, J.P., Boillot, G. and Mauffret, A., 1984. The Western Mediterranean basin geological evolution, Marine Geology, 55, 447-477.", "Royden, L. \u00e9s Keen, C.E., 1980: Rifting process and thermal evolution of the continental margin of Eastern Canada determined from subsidence curves. Earth and Planet. Sci. Let. 51: 343-361.", "Royden, L.H., Horv\u00e1th, F. and Rumpler, J., 1983a. Evolution of the Pannonian basin system: 1. Tectonics. Tectonics, 2: 63-90.", "Royden, L.H., Horv\u00e1th F., Nagymarosy A. and Stegena L. 1983b: Evolution of the Pannonian basin system: 2. Subsidence and thermal history. Tectonics, 2: 91-137.", "Royden, L.H. and D\u00f6v\u00e9nyi, P. 1988: Variations in extensional styles at depth across the Pannonian basin system. In: L.H. Royden and F. Horv\u00e1th (Editors), The Pannonian Basin, a Study in Basin Evolution. Amer. Assoc. Petr. Geol. Mem., 45: 235-255.", "Sachsenhofer, R.F., Lankreijer, A., Cloetingh, S. and Ebner, F., 1997. Subsidence analysis and quantitative basin modelling in the Styrian Basin (Pannonian Basin System, Austria) Tectonophysics, 272: 175-196.", "Spadini, G., Cloetingh, S. and Bertotti, G., 1995. Thermo-mechanical modeling of the Tyrrhenian Sea: Lithospheric necking and kinematics of rifting. Tectonics, 14: 629-644", "Taymaz, T. Jackson, J. and McKenzie, D., 1991. Active tectonics of the north and central Aegean sea. Geophys. J. Int., 106: 433-490.", "Vakarcs, G., Vail, P.R., Tari, G., Pog\u00e1cs\u00e1s, Gy., Mattick, R.E. and Szab\u00f3, A., 1994. Third-order Middle Miocene-Early Pliocene depositional sequences in the prograding delta complex of the Pannonian basin. Tectonophysics, 240: 81-106.", "Watts, A.B., Karner, G.D. and Steckler, M.S., 1982. Lithospheric flexure and the evolution of sedimentary basins. Phil. Trans. R. Soc. Lond., 305: 249-281.", "Watts, A.B. and Torn\u00e9, M., 1992. Subsidence History, Crustal Structure, and Thermal Evolution of the Valencia Trough: A Young Extensional Basin in the Western Mediterranean. J. Geophys. Res., 97: 20021-20041.", "White, N. and Bellingham, P., 2002. A two-dimensional inverse model for extensional sedimentary Basins \u2013 1. Theory. J. Geophys. Res., 107 (B10): Art. No. 2259.", "Wilson, M. and Bianchini, G., 1999. Tertiary-Quaternary magmatism within the Mediterranean and surrounding regions. In: Durand, B., Jolivet, L., Horv\u00e1th, F. and S\u00e9ranne, M. (Eds.), The Mediterranean Basins: Tertiary Extension within the Alpine Orogen. Geol. Soc. London Spec. Publ., 156: 141-168.", "Wortel, M.J.R. and Spakman, W., 2000. Subduction and Slab Detachment in the Mediterranean-Carpathian Region. Science, 290: 1910-1917.", "Yalcin, M.N., Littke, R. and Sachsenhofer, R.F., 1997. Thermal history of sedimentary basins. In: Welte, D.H., Horsfield, B., Baker, D.R. (Eds.), Petroleum and Basin Evolution, Springer, Berlin, pp. 73-167.", "Zeyen, H., Negredo, A. and Fern\u00e0ndez, M., 1996. Extension with lateral material accomodation - Active versus passive rifting. Tectonophysics, 266: 121-137.", "Zito, G., 2005. Heat flow anomaly and lithospheric thinning of the Tuscan extensional back-arc basin (Italy). J Geodyn. 40: 1-22."]}