Figure 3. Sandiford, M.,  "Mechanics of Basin Inversion", In "Tectonics of Continental interiors", Tectonophysics, 1999.

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This applet illustrates geotherms (a) and del T(z) (b) as a function of depth for various values of basin-fill (z_s = 0, 4, 8 &12 km in black, blue green and red - colored lines respectively). Default parameters as listed in Table below have been used. The Moho depth is indicated by the circles while the corresponding temperatures are listed in the left panel. The parameters are

• H(s) : average heat production in basin in units of µ Wm^-3,
• H(c) : average heat production in mid-upper crust in units of µ Wm^-3,
• k(s) : average thermal conductivity in basin in units of W k^-1m^-1
• k(c) average heat thermal conductivity in mid-upper crust in units of W k^-1m^-1,
• h(r) : thickness of the crustal heat producing layer in km,
• q(c) : integrated crustal heat production (= H(c) * h(r) in units of mWm^-2,
• q(m) : mantle heat flow in units of mWm^-2,
• rho(s) : average density of sediment in units of kg m^-3,
• rho(c) : average density of crust in units of kg m^-3 (mantle is 3350 kg m^-3).

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