Thermal and Tectonic Modeling of the Tyrrhenian Basin--With Constraints from ODP LEG 107 Data

这是一个开发二维、时间依赖的有限元模型来解释地中海第勒尼安盆地的构造-热历史的项目。横向热输运、岩石圈刚性和沉积物负荷的影响将被包括在内。对产热和热性能的不确定性进行分析。将计算不同时间的温度和沉降历史，并与ODP Leg 107的数据以及其他地质和地球物理数据进行比较。研究结果应该对这些盆地演化的各种概念模型提供定量约束。沉积盆地的演化在地质学中具有根本的重要性。这样的盆地往往是石油和矿产资源的所在地。王博士开发了复杂的沉积盆地热演化和构造演化的数值模型。来自第勒尼安盆地的详细数据将对他的模型提供有用的约束，并提供该特定盆地时间演化的详细图景。

This is a project to develop two-dimensional, time dependent, finite element models to explain the tectono-thermal history of the Tyrrhenian Basin in the Mediterranean Sea. The effects of lateral heat transport, rigidity of the lithosphere, and sediment loading will be included. An analysis of the uncertainties on heat production and thermal properties will be performed. Temperature and subsidence history will be calculated at different times and compared with the data from ODP Leg 107 and other geologic and geophysical data. The results should put quantitative constraints on various conceptual models for the evolution of such basins. %%% The evolution of sedimentary basins is of fundamental importance in geology. Such basins are often the sites of petroleum and mineral resources. Dr. Wang has developed sophisticated numerical models for the thermal and tectonic evolution of sedimentary basins. The detailed data from the Tyrrhenian basin will provide useful constraints on his models and provide a detailed picture of the time evolution of this particular basin.