Anatomy and kinematics of oblique continental rifting revealed: A three-dimensional case study of the southeast Upper Rhine graben (Germany)

AAPG Bulletin ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 87 (7) ◽  
pp. 1105-1121 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan H. Behrmann ◽  
Oliver Hermann ◽  
Mathias Horstmann ◽  
David C. Tanner ◽  
Guillaume Bertrand
Keyword(s):  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Dimensional Case ◽  
Upper Rhine Graben ◽  
Continental Rifting ◽  
Rhine Graben ◽  
Upper Rhine

scholarly journals Influence of the Main Border Faults on the 3D Hydraulic Field of the Central Upper Rhine Graben

Geofluids ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica Freymark ◽  
Judith Bott ◽  
Mauro Cacace ◽  
Moritz Ziegler ◽  
Magdalena Scheck-Wenderoth
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transport ◽  
Structural Model ◽  
Fluid Velocity ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Upper Rhine Graben ◽  
Rhine Graben ◽  
Dimensional Interaction ◽  
Geothermal Potential ◽  
Hydraulic Regime ◽  
Upper Rhine

The Upper Rhine Graben (URG) is an active rift with a high geothermal potential. Despite being a well-studied area, the three-dimensional interaction of the main controlling factors of the thermal and hydraulic regime is still not fully understood. Therefore, we have used a data-based 3D structural model of the lithological configuration of the central URG for some conceptual numerical experiments of 3D coupled simulations of fluid and heat transport. To assess the influence of the main faults bordering the graben on the hydraulic and the deep thermal field, we carried out a sensitivity analysis on fault width and permeability. Depending on the assigned width and permeability of the main border faults, fluid velocity and temperatures are affected only in the direct proximity of the respective border faults. Hence, the hydraulic characteristics of these major faults do not significantly influence the graben-wide groundwater flow patterns. Instead, the different scenarios tested provide a consistent image of the main characteristics of fluid and heat transport as they have in common: (1) a topography-driven basin-wide fluid flow perpendicular to the rift axis from the graben shoulders to the rift center, (2) a N/NE-directed flow parallel to the rift axis in the center of the rift and, (3) a pronounced upflow of hot fluids along the rift central axis, where the streams from both sides of the rift merge. This upflow axis is predicted to occur predominantly in the center of the URG (northern and southern model area) and shifted towards the eastern boundary fault (central model area).

scholarly journals Global sensitivity analysis to optimize basin-scale conductive model calibration – A case study from the Upper Rhine Graben

Geothermics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 95 ◽  
pp. 102143
Author(s):  
Denise Degen ◽  
Karen Veroy ◽  
Jessica Freymark ◽  
Magdalena Scheck-Wenderoth ◽  
Thomas Poulet ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sensitivity Analysis ◽  
Model Calibration ◽  
Global Sensitivity Analysis ◽  
Upper Rhine Graben ◽  
Global Sensitivity ◽  
Rhine Graben ◽  
Basin Scale ◽  
Upper Rhine

scholarly journals Structural heritage, reactivation and distribution of fault and fracture network in a rifting context: Case study of the western shoulder of the Upper Rhine Graben

2018 ◽  
Vol 108 ◽  
pp. 243-255 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lionel Bertrand ◽  
Jessie Jusseaume ◽  
Yves Géraud ◽  
Marc Diraison ◽  
Pierre-Clément Damy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fracture Network ◽  
Upper Rhine Graben ◽  
Rhine Graben ◽  
Upper Rhine

scholarly journals Estimation of small surface displacements in the Upper Rhine Graben area from a combined analysis of PS-InSAR, levelling and GNSS data

2015 ◽  
Vol 203 (1) ◽  
pp. 614-631 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Fuhrmann ◽  
M. Caro Cuenca ◽  
A. Knöpfler ◽  
F.J. van Leijen ◽  
M. Mayer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Upper Rhine Graben ◽  
Small Surface ◽  
Combined Analysis ◽  
Rhine Graben ◽  
Surface Displacements ◽  
Gnss Data ◽  
Upper Rhine

Thermo-Tectono-Stratigraphic Forward Modelling of the Upper Rhine Graben in reference to geometric balancing: Brittle crustal extension on a highly viscous mantle

2011 ◽  
Vol 509 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 1-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sebastian Hinsken ◽  
Stefan M. Schmalholz ◽  
Peter A. Ziegler ◽  
Andreas Wetzel
Keyword(s):  
Upper Rhine Graben ◽  
Crustal Extension ◽  
Forward Modelling ◽  
Rhine Graben ◽  
Upper Rhine
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