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. 2015 Jun 26;6:7567. doi: 10.1038/ncomms8567

Table 2. Formation properties used in coupled-flow simulations.

  Porosity, n(unitless) Thermal conductivity, λ(W m−1 K−1) Permeability, k(m2)
Sediment* 0.39–0.52 1.36–1.51 1.1 × 10−17 to 2.2 × 10−17
Outcrop, 0.1 1.82 1 × 10−15 to 3.2 × 10−11
Aquifer 0.1 1.82 10−12
Deep crust 0.05 1.93 10−18

*Values vary with depth and are consistent through all simulations. The relatively narrow range of sediment permeabilities applies to the full-sediment column, representing a range at a smaller scale of several orders of magnitude.

Values assigned homogeneously throughout each region.

Each outcrop is assigned a single value in a given simulation. Range refers to values assigned across all simulations.