A unified 3D geological model for  Germany and adjacent areas

Ahlers, Steffen; Henk, Andreas

doi:10.5194/essd-18-585-2026

Articles | Volume 18, issue 1

https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-18-585-2026

© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-18-585-2026

© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 18, issue 1

Data description paper

|

22 Jan 2026

Data description paper |

| 22 Jan 2026

A unified 3D geological model for Germany and adjacent areas

Steffen Ahlers and Andreas Henk

Supplement

https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-18-585-2026-supplement

Data sets

3D geological model for Germany and adjacent areas Steffen Ahlers https://doi.org/10.48328/tudatalib-1791

Download

Article (4540 KB)
Full-text XML

Short summary

The paper presents a 3D geological underground model of Germany and some neighboring countries, combining 27 individual models. The model contains 146 units and is provided as a point dataset with a resolution of 1x1 km². This enables the creation of, e.g., 3D finite element models in a very short amount of time. A comprehensive supplement and 157 figures documents the results and assumptions.