Publication Date:
2019-11-04
Description:
The subduction of the Adriatic microplate is analysed from a geothermal point of view. In particular four main geodynamic units are distinguished: foreland, foredeep and slab, accretionary prism, and back-arc basin. Each of them is examined from a geothermal point of view and the related open question are discussed. The most relevant results are the determination of the undisturbed geothermal gradient in the aquifer of the foreland; the discovery of a « hot » accretionary prism; and a new model of instantaneous extension of the back-arc basins. The main conclusion is that geothermal data are consistent with a westward dipping subduction that migrated eastward producing a sequence of several episodes at the surface.
Description:
JCR Journal
Description:
open
Keywords:
Apennine chain
;
geothermics
;
subduction
;
04. Solid Earth::04.07. Tectonophysics::04.07.06. Subduction related processes
Repository Name:
Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV)
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article
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application/pdf
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