Abstract We suggest an approach to infer the steady-state conductive heat flow in tectonically active regions. New heat-flow data were inferred through a minimization technique taking into account temperatures, radiogenic heat production and the thermal conductivity variation with depth from deep wells. The method was generally successful in discriminating the thermal regime. Crustal radiogenic heat contribution estimates suggest that heat-flow values lower than 45 mW m−2 are unreliable in the Apennines. The eastward decrease of heat flow from 149 to 55 mW m−2 implies that the rheological and tectonic setting of the orogeny is also related to the thermal state.

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解开年轻造山带的陆地热流：以亚平宁山脉北部为例

摘要 我们提出了一种推断构造活动区域稳态传导热流的方法。新的热流数据是通过最小化技术推断出来的，该技术考虑了温度、放射热产生和热导率随深井深度的变化。该方法在区分热状态方面通常是成功的。地壳辐射热贡献估计表明，低于 45 mW m-2 的热流值在亚平宁山脉是不可靠的。热流向东从 149 mW m-2 减少到 55 mW m-2 意味着造山运动的流变和构造环境也与热状态有关。