walter d. mooney, ph.d. us geological survey menlo park, california usa mooney@usgs
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Lecture #15: Continental Margins. IPRCC and SinoProbe Short Course: Lithospheric Evolution through Time April 8-12, 2011. Walter D. Mooney, Ph.D. US Geological Survey Menlo Park, California USA [email protected]. Global Seismic Refraction Catalog (GSC). Dr. Walter D. Mooney - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Walter D. Mooney, Ph.D.US Geological SurveyMenlo Park, California [email protected]
Lecture #15:Continental Margins
IPRCC and SinoProbe Short Course: Lithospheric Evolution through Time April 8-12, 2011
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Global Seismic Refraction Global Seismic Refraction Catalog (GSC)Catalog (GSC)
Dr. Walter D. MooneyU.S. Geological Survey
March, 2010
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(From left to right) George Shor, Maurice Ewing and Russell W. Raitt
Influential Marine Geophysicists
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Contour Maps
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Thickness of Sediments
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Thickness of Sediments
Ritzmann et al. (2007, GJI)
Thickness of Sediments
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Moho Depth
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Cross Sections
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Models of Continental Margins and Basins
Press et al. (1995, Understanding Earth 4th ed.)
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North America – Atlantic Coast
Funck et al. (2004, JGR)
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North America- Atlantic Coast
Funck et al. (2004, JGR)
North America – Atlantic Coast
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West African Coast
Contrucci et al. (2004, GJI)
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Contrucci et al. (2004, GJI)
West African Coast
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Southern African Continental margin
Parsiegla et al. ( 2007, S. African Jour. of Geo.)
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Southern African Continental margin
Parsiegla et al. ( 2009, Geochem. Geophys. Geosys.)
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Voss and Jokat (2007, GJI)
East Greenland MarginEast Greenland margin
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Voss and Jokat (2007, GJI)
East Greenland MarginEast Greenland margin
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Voss and Jokat (2007, GJI)
East Greenland MarginEast Greenland margin
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Tsikalas et al. (2008, Tectonophys.)
Voring and Lofoten MarginVoring and Lofoten margin
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Tsikalas et al. (2008, Tectonophys.)
Voring and Lofoten MarginVoring and Lofoten margin
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Models of Continental Margins and Basins
Press et al. (1995, Understanding Earth 4th ed.)
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Subduction Zone
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Average Cross Section through the Central Andes
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The End
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Contrucci et al. (2004, GJI)
West African Coast
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Evidence for Continental Drift: Fossil Assemblages
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Southern African Continental margin
Parsiegla et al. ( 2007, S. African Jour. of Geo.)
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Ziegler, Dèzes & Schumacher, University of Basel, Switzerland
Moho Depth of Europe
10 20 30 40 50 60 km
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Southern African Continental margin
Parsiegla et al. ( 2007, S. African Jour. of Geo.)