Heat Flow in the Campos Sedimentary Basin and Thermal History of the Continental Margin of Southeast Brazil

Table 7

Values of parameters used in models of backstripping and thermal subsidence.

Parameter	Description	Value	Unit
𝜌𝑤	Water density	1	g/cm^3
𝜌𝑚	Mantle density	3.3	g/cm^3
𝜌𝑐	Crustal density	2.8	g/cm^3
𝑎	Initial thickness of lithosphere	125	km
𝑡𝑐	Initial thickness of the crust	34	km
𝛼	Linear thermal expansion coefficient	3.3 × 10^−5	°C^−1
𝜏	Time constant of the lithosphere	62.8	Ma
𝜆	Thermal conductivity of the lithosphere	4	W/m/K
𝑘𝑤	Thermal conductivity of water	0.56	W/m/K
𝑇𝑙	Temperature at the base of the lithosphere	1333	°C
𝜅	Thermal diffusivity of the lithosphere	8 × 10^−7	m^2/s