3D crustal stress state of Germany according to a data-calibrated geomechanical model

Ahlers, Steffen; Henk, Andreas; Hergert, Tobias; Reiter, Karsten; Müller, Birgit; Röckel, Luisa; Heidbach, Oliver; Morawietz, Sophia; Scheck-Wenderoth, Magdalena; Anikiev, Denis

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/se-12-1777-2021

Articles | Volume 12, issue 8

https://doi.org/10.5194/se-12-1777-2021

© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/se-12-1777-2021

© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 12, issue 8

Research article

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11 Aug 2021

Research article |

| 11 Aug 2021

3D crustal stress state of Germany according to a data-calibrated geomechanical model

Steffen Ahlers, Andreas Henk, Tobias Hergert, Karsten Reiter, Birgit Müller, Luisa Röckel, Oliver Heidbach, Sophia Morawietz, Magdalena Scheck-Wenderoth, and Denis Anikiev

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RC1: 'Review of the manuscript: 3D crustal stress state of Western Central Europe according to a data-calibrated geomechanical model - first results', Anonymous Referee #1, 01 Feb 2021
- AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Steffen Ahlers, 09 Mar 2021
RC2: 'Review on '3D crustal stress state of Western Central Europe according to a data-calibrated geomechanical model – first results' by Ahlers et al.', Anonymous Referee #2, 15 Feb 2021
- AC2: 'Reply on RC2', Steffen Ahlers, 09 Mar 2021

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

AR by Steffen Ahlers on behalf of the Authors (11 Jun 2021) Author's response Author's tracked changes Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (19 Jun 2021) by Patrice Rey

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (22 Jun 2021) by Patrice Rey

RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (30 Jun 2021)

RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (01 Jul 2021)

ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (01 Jul 2021) by Patrice Rey

AR by Steffen Ahlers on behalf of the Authors (02 Jul 2021) Author's response Author's tracked changes Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (07 Jul 2021) by Patrice Rey

ED: Publish as is (07 Jul 2021) by Susanne Buiter (Executive editor)

AR by Steffen Ahlers on behalf of the Authors (09 Jul 2021)

Short summary

Knowledge about the stress state in the upper crust is of great importance for many economic and scientific questions. However, our knowledge in Germany is limited since available datasets only provide pointwise, incomplete and heterogeneous information. We present the first 3D geomechanical model that provides a continuous description of the contemporary crustal stress state for Germany. The model is calibrated by the orientation of the maximum horizontal stress and stress magnitudes.