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Table 2 Thermal properties assigned to the lithostratigraphic units and the range of values tested in the sensitivity study
Lithostratigraphic unit | Dominant lithology | References | Thermal conductivity (W/mK) | References | Radiogenic heat production (W/m3) | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nördlinger Ries | Lacustrine sediments, impact breccia | 1 | 2.1 ± 0.6 | 1 | 1 × 10−6 ± 0.5 × 10−6 | 3 |
Alpine Body | Limestone, dolomite, marl, clay, silt, conglomerate | 2 | 2.2 ± 0.6 | 3 | 3 × 10−7 ± 5 × 10−7 | 3 |
Folded Molasse Sediments | Conglomerate, sand, silt, clay | 2 | 2.1 ± 0.6 | 7 | 1 × 10−6 ± 0.2 × 10−6 | 3 |
Foreland Molasse Sediments | Conglomerate, sand, silt, clay | 2 | 2.1 ± 0.6 | 7 | 1 × 10−6 ± 0.3 × 10−6 | 3 |
Cretaceous | Claystone, limestone | 2 | 2.4 ± 0.5 | 7 | 1.4 × 10−6 ± 0.3 × 10−6 | 3 |
Upper Jurassic Malm | Limestone, dolomite | 2 | 2.7 ± 0.5 | 7 | 1.4 × 10−6 ± 0.4 × 10−6 | 3 |
PreMalm Sediments | Claystone, sandstone, marl | 2 | 2.7 ± 0.4 | 7 | 1 × 10−6 ± 0.6 × 10−6 | 3 |
Tauern Body | Granite, gneiss, shale | 3 | 2.6 ± 0.8 | 5 | 1.8 × 10−6 ± 1 × 10−6 | 3 |
Upper crystalline crust | Granite/granodiorite | 3 | 3.1 ± 0.7 | 5 | 1.8 × 10−6 ± 0.7 × 10−6 | 3 |
Lower crystalline crust | Gabbro | 4 | 2.7 ± 0.8 | 5 | 7 × 10−7 ± 3 × 10−7 | 3 |
Lithospheric mantle | Peridotite | 6 | 3.0 ± 0.7 | 5 | 3 × 10−8 ± 5 × 10−8 | 3 |