EXAMINING FLOW PATHS IN BUNTER SEDIMENTS IN THURINGIAN BASIN

摘要

We present a study on the Thuringian Basin, a large area in central Germany. Within this basin exist areas with very different interesting geo- and hydrological properties. We set up models and simulations for four subdomains within the basin, which describe different depositional environments - eolian, fluvial, sandflat and lacustrine. Researchers want to investigate which paths the water is taking in the subsurface and how fast it is moving. To investigate this, four model areas with regard to their architectural design are employed. First simulation results suggest dependencies of flow paths and flow velocities due to different architectural elements (from the sequence of the subsurface layers) and characteristics such as the varying permeabilities.