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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 Presentation
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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
Global Seismic Refraction Global Seismic Refraction Catalog (GSC)Catalog (GSC)
Dr. Walter D. MooneyU.S. Geological Survey
March, 2010
(From left to right) George Shor, Maurice Ewing and Russell W. Raitt
Influential Marine Geophysicists
Contour Maps
Thickness of Sediments
Thickness of Sediments
Ritzmann et al. (2007, GJI)
Thickness of Sediments
Moho Depth
Cross Sections
Models of Continental Margins and Basins
Press et al. (1995, Understanding Earth 4th ed.)
North America – Atlantic Coast
Funck et al. (2004, JGR)
North America- Atlantic Coast
Funck et al. (2004, JGR)
North America – Atlantic Coast
West African Coast
Contrucci et al. (2004, GJI)
Contrucci et al. (2004, GJI)
West African Coast
Southern African Continental margin
Parsiegla et al. ( 2007, S. African Jour. of Geo.)
Southern African Continental margin
Parsiegla et al. ( 2009, Geochem. Geophys. Geosys.)
Voss and Jokat (2007, GJI)
East Greenland MarginEast Greenland margin
Voss and Jokat (2007, GJI)
East Greenland MarginEast Greenland margin
Voss and Jokat (2007, GJI)
East Greenland MarginEast Greenland margin
Tsikalas et al. (2008, Tectonophys.)
Voring and Lofoten MarginVoring and Lofoten margin
Tsikalas et al. (2008, Tectonophys.)
Voring and Lofoten MarginVoring and Lofoten margin
Models of Continental Margins and Basins
Press et al. (1995, Understanding Earth 4th ed.)
Subduction Zone
Average Cross Section through the Central Andes
The End
Contrucci et al. (2004, GJI)
West African Coast
Evidence for Continental Drift: Fossil Assemblages
Southern African Continental margin
Parsiegla et al. ( 2007, S. African Jour. of Geo.)
Ziegler, Dèzes & Schumacher, University of Basel, Switzerland
Moho Depth of Europe
10 20 30 40 50 60 km
Southern African Continental margin
Parsiegla et al. ( 2007, S. African Jour. of Geo.)
