The Geothermal Field of the Chesapeake Bay Impact Structure

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Within the frame of the aims of the ICDP Chesapeake Bay Impact Structure (CBIS) Project, we want to investigate the present geothermal and hydraulic regime of the central part of this impact structure. To reach this aim we will determine local vertical and lateral regional heat flow variations in the CBIS area in cooperation with our partners in Moscow, Prague and colleagues from USGS. The results of this investigation will contribute to the hydrogeological research with respect to the threatening of the fresh groundwater resources of the region by the CB impact brines. Another aim of our project is to extend the variability of common models for the interpretation of transient thermal signals to time-varying boundary conditions, as they exist in boreholes caused e.g. by artesian outflow of water.