Beo v1.0: numerical model of heat flow and low-temperature thermochronology in hydrothermal systems

Luijendijk, Elco

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-12-4061-2019

Articles | Volume 12, issue 9

https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-12-4061-2019

© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-12-4061-2019

© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 12, issue 9

Model description paper

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20 Sep 2019

Model description paper |

| 20 Sep 2019

Beo v1.0: numerical model of heat flow and low-temperature thermochronology in hydrothermal systems

Elco Luijendijk

Model code and software

ElcoLuijendijk/beo: Numerical model of heat flow and low-temperature thermochronology in hydrothermal systems Elco Luijendijk https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.2527844

Short summary

This paper presents a new model code that can be used to date the flow of hot fluids in the crust and the age of hot springs. It does so by modelling the thermal effects of fluid flow in the subsurface and by comparing the results with low-temperature thermochronology, which is a widely used method to quantify the temperature history of minerals and rocks. The model also demonstrates the effects of the depth and angle of permeable faults on temperatures of hot springs.