کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
9522376 1634971 2005 20 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Crustal structure of the Arabian plate: new constraints from the analysis of teleseismic receiver functions
موضوعات مرتبط
مهندسی و علوم پایه علوم زمین و سیارات علوم زمین و سیاره ای (عمومی)
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Crustal structure of the Arabian plate: new constraints from the analysis of teleseismic receiver functions
چکیده انگلیسی
We observed a dramatic change in crustal thickness along the Red Sea margin that occurs over a very short distance. We projected our results over a cross-section extending from the Red Sea ridge to the shield escarpment and contrasted it with a typical Atlantic margin. The transition from oceanic to continental crust of the Red Sea margin occurs over a distance of about 250 km, while the transition along a typical portion of the western Atlantic margin occurs at a distance of about 450 km. This important new observation highlights the abruptness of the breakup of Arabia. We argue that a preexisting zone of weakness coupled with anomalously hot upper mantle could have initiated and expedited the breakup.
ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Earth and Planetary Science Letters - Volume 231, Issues 3–4, 15 March 2005, Pages 177-196
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