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Fig. 13 | Geothermal Energy

Fig. 13

From: S-wave experiments for the exploration of a deep geothermal carbonate reservoir in the German Molasse Basin

Fig. 13

Effect of vp/vs on the hypocentral depth (Megies and Wassermann 2014, rearranged). a Original hypocenter depths of seven events at Unterhaching based on a vp/vs ratio of 1.65 (black) and hypocenter depths based on a half-space model (red) with a ratio of 1.94 that was derived from rms residual minimization. b Individual variation of hypocenter depths of the seven events shown for a half-space model. As the vp/vs ratio approaches 2, hypocenter depths move closer to the top of the crystalline basement. Reprinted from Geothermics, 52, Megies T, Wassermann J, Microseismicity observed at a non-pressure-stimulated geothermal power plant, 36–49, (2014), with permission from Elsevier

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