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https://doi.org/10.5194/se-16-425-2025
https://doi.org/10.5194/se-16-425-2025
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06 Jun 2025
Research article |  | 06 Jun 2025

Lithologically constrained velocity–density relationships and vertical stress gradients in the North Alpine Foreland Basin, SE Germany

Peter Obermeier, Florian Duschl, and Michael C. Drews

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We investigate geophysical properties and the distribution of vertical stress, which is defined by the weight of the rock column above a certain location in the subsurface, in the upper 5 km of the North Alpine Foreland Basin in Germany. Our results help us to understand the present-day geological configuration and to improve safety for subsurface use, such as deep geothermal energy production in the study area.
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