Abstract
Along a profile Chiemsee—Hohe Tauern/Zillertaler Alpen-Drautal magnetotelluric measurements have been made at 65 sites and geomagnetic depth sounding has been made at 21 sites. From these registrations the distribution of the electrical conductivity at greater depths can be deduced by determining the distribution of the induced electric currents. We were mainly interested in the transition zone molasse basin/Calcareous Alps and in the conductivity distribution below the Hohe Tauern and the Zillertaler Alpen. The different rock units of the Calcareous Alps have on the average a low electrical conductivity. They are underlain by well conducting sediments (probably molasse) until 10 km south of the morphological border of the Alps. The well conducting sediments below the Calcareous Alps are rather thick. We assume a thickness of 3–4 km. The sediments decrease at the assumed southern border of the molasse basin within a short distance. The distribution of the electrical conductivity below the central eastern Alps has been investigated, to find perhaps an indication for an increased temperature in this area. A clear increase of the conductivity and as a consequence also of the temperature could not be found below the central eastern Alps. A small increase of the electrical conductivity, however, could be found in some areas as for example below the Hohe Tauern and below the upper valleys of the rivers Drau and Rienz. As the number of stations was too small in this area, no detailed information can be given about the extension and the depth range of these local conductivity anomalies.
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