Lithosphere tectonics and thermo-mechanical properties: an integrated modelling approach for Enhanced Geothermal Systems exploration in Europe

S Cloetingh, JD van Wees, PA Ziegler, L Lenkey… - Earth-Science …, 2010 - Elsevier
Knowledge of temperature at drillable depth is a prerequisite in site selection for geothermal
exploration and development of enhanced geothermal systems (EGS). Equally important …

The use of geophysical prospecting for imaging active faults in the Roer Graben, Belgium

D Demanet, F Renardy, K Vanneste, D Jongmans… - Geophysics, 2001 - library.seg.org
As part of a paleoseismological investigation along the Bree fault scarp (western border of
the Roer Graben), various geophysical methods [electrical profiling, electromagnetic (EM) …

Geological and geophysical evidence for large palaeo-earthquakes with surface faulting in the Roer Graben (northwest Europe)

T Camelbeeck, M Meghraoui - Geophysical Journal …, 1998 - academic.oup.com
From the analysis of geological, geodetic and geophysical data we provide clear evidence
of seismogenic faults capable of producing large earthquakes in intraplate Europe. Previous …

Geomechanics response and induced seismicity during gas field depletion in the Netherlands

JD Van Wees, L Buijze, K Van Thienen-Visser… - Geothermics, 2014 - Elsevier
In this paper we present a review of controlling geological, tectonic and engineering factors
for induced seismicity associated to gas depletion in the Netherlands and we place …

Alpine tectonics north of the Alps

K Reicherter, N Froitzheim, M Jarosiński, J Badura… - 2008 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The Cenozoic tectonic evolution of Central Europe was governed over long periods of time
by far-field stresses resulting from continent collision in the Alps (which is still ongoing) ridge …

Active faulting and paleoseismology along the Bree fault, lower Rhine graben, Belgium

M Meghraoui, T Camelbeeck… - Journal of …, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
Paleoseismic analysis of the 10‐km‐long Bree fault scarp in the lower Rhine graben yields
numerous lines of evidence of earthquake activity in the Holocene and late Pleistocene. This …

Pre-Neogene controls on present-day fault activity in the West Netherlands Basin and Roer Valley Rift System (southern Netherlands): role of variations in fault …

G Worum, L Michon, RT van Balen… - Quaternary Science …, 2005 - Elsevier
The West Netherlands Basin (WNB) and the neighbouring Roer Valley Rift System (RVRS)
form the most prominent tectonic features of the onshore Netherlands. The two basins have …

Large earthquake in northern Europe more likely than once thought

T Camelbeeck, M Meghraoui - Eos, Transactions American …, 1996 - Wiley Online Library
Northern Europe would typically be classified as a relatively stable continental region where
seismic hazard is low. Indeed, in comparison to active zones in the Mediterranean, seismic …

Slip tendency analysis as a tool to constrain fault reactivation: A numerical approach applied to three‐dimensional fault models in the Roer Valley rift system …

G Worum, JD van Wees, G Bada… - Journal of …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
We describe a new numerical approach to constrain the three‐dimensional (3‐D) pattern of
fault reactivation. Taking advantage of the knowledge of the tectonic stress field, the ratio of …

Seismicity in the block mountains between Halle and Leipzig, Central Germany: centroid moment tensors, ground motion simulation, and felt intensities of two M ≈ 3 …

T Dahm, S Heimann, S Funke, S Wendt… - Journal of …, 2018 - Springer
Abstract On April 29, 2017 at 0: 56 UTC (2: 56 local time), an MW= 2.8 earthquake struck the
metropolitan area between Leipzig and Halle, Germany, near the small town of …