Depending on how you configure your input, output from the program can include the evolution of:
Porosity and
permeability of strata across the basin, as calculated from overburden
stress, fluid pressure, and stress history.
Fluid pressure in basin
strata, accounting for the effects of sediment compaction during burial
and rebound during unloading, the development of topographic relief,
thermal expansion, and fluid migration.
Flow patterns of
groundwaters through the basin in response to sediment compaction and
rebound, buoyant forces, and topographic relief.
Temperature throughout
the basin as controlled by heat conduction, groundwater advection, and the
crustal heat flux
Thermal maturation of
organic matter in basin strata, including the timing of oil and gas
generation and the distribution of mature petroleum sources through
geologic time
Salinity of basin
groundwaters, accounting for diffusion, hydrodynamic dispersion,
advection, and the presence of evaporites
Cementation of basin
strata, including the rates at which cements precipitate and minerals
dissolve as a result of the migration of groundwaters over flow paths
along which temperature and pressure vary
Radioactive and radiogenic
isotopes in basin groundwater, including the distribution of isotopes
in the systems 4He/3He, 36Cl/Cl, and
40Ar/36Ar. These isotopes are used in basin
hydrology to estimate the residence time (or "age") of groundwater in
sedimentary basins.
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