Advective Heat Transport and the Salt Chimney Effect: A Numerical Analysis

Figure 8

Effects of depth-dependent permeability on fluid flow (a, c) and heat flow (b, d) near an axially symmetric diapir with a 60° dipping salt-sediment interface. The top model was run with a basal heat flux of 40 mW m⁻², and the bottom model was run with a basal heat flux of 63 mW m⁻². Dark gray arrows denote general flow directions, while small black arrows are simulated mass (a, c) or heat (b, d) flux vectors (scaled by magnitude).