Modelling the thermal evolution of extensional basins through lithosphere stretching factors: application to the NW part of the Pannonian Basin

Békési, Eszter; van Wees, Jan-Diederik; Porkoláb, Kristóf; Hencz, Mátyás; Berkesi, Márta

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/se-16-45-2025

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https://doi.org/10.5194/se-16-45-2025

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Articles | Volume 16, issue 1

Research article

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22 Jan 2025

Research article |

| 22 Jan 2025

Modelling the thermal evolution of extensional basins through lithosphere stretching factors: application to the NW part of the Pannonian Basin

Eszter Békési, Jan-Diederik van Wees, Kristóf Porkoláb, Mátyás Hencz, and Márta Berkesi

Data sets

Lithosphere temperature models for NW Hungary Eszter Békési et al. https://doi.org/10.17632/vp7jdp79y4.1

Model code and software

Scientific colour maps F. Crameri https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1243862

Short summary

We present a workflow to model the temperature distribution within the lithosphere of sedimentary basins and apply it to NW Hungary. The model can reproduce the thermal evolution through basin formation, making use of temperature measurements from wells. Models provide key input to constrain geodynamic processes and geo-energy resource potential.