摘要：In 2010, the first long-term borehole monitoring system was deployed at approximately 900 m below the sea floor (mbsf) and was assumed to be situated above the updip limit of the seismogenic zone in the Nankai Trough off Kumano (Site C0002).Four temperature records show that the effect of drilling diminished in less than 2 years.Based on in situ temperatures and thermal conductivities measured on core samples, the temperature measurements and heat flow at 900 mbsf are estimated to be 37.9°C and 56 ± 1 mW/m2, respectively.This heat flow value is in excellent agreement with that from the shallow borehole temperature corrected for rapid sedimentation in the Kumano Basin.We use these values in the present study to extrapolate the temperature below 900 mbsf for a megasplay fault at approximately 5,200 mbsf and a plate boundary fault at approximately 7,000 mbsf.To extrapolate the temperature downward, we use logging-while-drilling (LWD) bit resistivity data as a proxy for porosity and estimate thermal conductivity from this porosity using a geometrical mean model.The one-dimensional (1-D) thermal conduction model used for the extrapolation includes radioactive heat and frictional heat production at the plate boundary fault.The estimated temperature at the megasplay ranges from 132°C to 149°C, depending on the assumed thermal conductivity and radioactive heat production values.These values are significantly higher, by up to 40°C, than some of previous two-dimensional (2-D) numerical model predictions that can account for the high heat flow seaward of the deformation front, including a hydrothermal circulation within the subducted igneous oceanic crust.However, our results are in good agreement with those of the 2-D model, which does not include the advection cooling effect.The results imply that 2-D geometrical effects as well as the influence of the advective cooling may be critical and should be evaluated more quantitatively.Revision of 2-D simulation by introducing our new boundary conditions (37.9°C of in situ temperature at 900 mbsf and approximately 56 mW/m2 heat flow) will be essential.Ultimately, in situ temperature measurements at the megasplay fault are required to understand seismogenesis in the Nankai subduction zone.
关键词：Seismogenic zone ;Scientific drilling ;Nankai Trough ;Thermal regime ;Heat flow ;Thermal conductivity ;Logging while drilling ;Long-term bore hole observatory ;Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP)
