Inverse Problem to Constrain Hydraulic and Thermal Parameters Inducing Anomalous Heat Flow in the Lower Yarmouk Gorge. (November 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Goretzki, Nora; Inbar, Nimrod; Kühn, Michael; Möller, Peter; Rosenthal, Eliyahu; Schneider, Michael; Siebert, Christian; Raggad, Marwan; Magri, Fabien
• Is Part Of: Energy procedia. Volume 97(2016)
• Page Start: 419
• Page End: 426
• Publication Date: 2016-11
• Subjects: Inverse Problem -- FEPEST -- hydraulic conductivity -- Lower Yarmouk Gorge -- Tiberias Basin -- fault -- temperature anomaly; Power resources -- Congresses; Power resources -- Periodicals; Power resources; Conference proceedings; Periodicals; 333.7905
• DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2016.10.038
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1876-6102

Abstract

Abstract: In the present study, inverse problems (IP) are applied with FEPEST ® in FEFLOW ® to find parameter distributions of hydraulic and thermal conductivity that lead to the observed thermal anomalies in the Lower Yarmouk Gorge (LYG) and a more accurate fit of borehole data. Results indicate reduced hydraulic conductivities in shallower parts of the system than previously estimated. The absence of a fault under the Lower Yarmouk Gorge in deeper sediments can be superseded by presence of interconnecting local fractures. The contribution of the conductive thermal regime turns out to be negligible.