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Thickness of the Earth's crust in the deep Arctic Ocean : Results of a 3D gravity modeling. / Glebovsky, V. Yu; Astafurova, E. G.; Chernykh, A. A.; Korneva, M. A.; Kaminsky, V. D.; Poselov, V. A.
In: Russian Geology and Geophysics, Vol. 54, No. 3, 03.2013, p. 247-262.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Thickness of the Earth's crust in the deep Arctic Ocean
T2 - Results of a 3D gravity modeling
AU - Glebovsky, V. Yu
AU - Astafurova, E. G.
AU - Chernykh, A. A.
AU - Korneva, M. A.
AU - Kaminsky, V. D.
AU - Poselov, V. A.
PY - 2013/3
Y1 - 2013/3
N2 - The employed method of 3D gravity modeling is based on calculation of the gravity effects of the main density boundaries of the lithosphere, subtraction of these effects from the observed gravity field, and the subsequent conversion of the residual gravity anomalies first to the Moho depth and then to the total thickness of the Earth's crust and the thickness of its consolidated part. On the modeling, we also took into account the gravity effects due to an increase in the sediment density with increasing sediment depth and a rise of the top of the asthenosphere beneath the mid-ocean Gakkel Ridge. The resulting 3D models of the Moho topography and crustal thickness are well consistent with the data of deep seismic investigations. They confirm the significant differences in crustal structure between the Eurasian and Amerasian Basins and give an idea of the regional variations in crustal thickness beneath the major ridges and basins of the Arctic Ocean.
AB - The employed method of 3D gravity modeling is based on calculation of the gravity effects of the main density boundaries of the lithosphere, subtraction of these effects from the observed gravity field, and the subsequent conversion of the residual gravity anomalies first to the Moho depth and then to the total thickness of the Earth's crust and the thickness of its consolidated part. On the modeling, we also took into account the gravity effects due to an increase in the sediment density with increasing sediment depth and a rise of the top of the asthenosphere beneath the mid-ocean Gakkel Ridge. The resulting 3D models of the Moho topography and crustal thickness are well consistent with the data of deep seismic investigations. They confirm the significant differences in crustal structure between the Eurasian and Amerasian Basins and give an idea of the regional variations in crustal thickness beneath the major ridges and basins of the Arctic Ocean.
KW - 3D gravity modeling
KW - Arctic Ocean
KW - Crustal thickness
KW - Mohorovicic discontinuity (Moho)
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84875404997&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.rgg.2013.02.001
DO - 10.1016/j.rgg.2013.02.001
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84875404997
VL - 54
SP - 247
EP - 262
JO - Russian Geology and Geophysics
JF - Russian Geology and Geophysics
SN - 1068-7971
IS - 3
ER -
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