New global marine gravity model from CryoSat-2 and Jason-1 reveals buried tectonic structure

Science ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 346 (6205) ◽  
pp. 65-67 ◽  
Author(s):  
David T. Sandwell ◽  
R. Dietmar Müller ◽  
Walter H. F. Smith ◽  
Emmanuel Garcia ◽  
Richard Francis
Keyword(s):  
Gravity Model ◽  
Deep Ocean ◽  
Gravity Models ◽  
Spreading Ridge ◽  
Radar Altimeter ◽  
Tectonic Structures ◽  
Tectonic Processes ◽  
Marine Gravity ◽  
Regional Tectonic ◽  
Slow Spreading

Gravity models are powerful tools for mapping tectonic structures, especially in the deep ocean basins where the topography remains unmapped by ships or is buried by thick sediment. We combined new radar altimeter measurements from satellites CryoSat-2 and Jason-1 with existing data to construct a global marine gravity model that is two times more accurate than previous models. We found an extinct spreading ridge in the Gulf of Mexico, a major propagating rift in the South Atlantic Ocean, abyssal hill fabric on slow-spreading ridges, and thousands of previously uncharted seamounts. These discoveries allow us to understand regional tectonic processes and highlight the importance of satellite-derived gravity models as one of the primary tools for the investigation of remote ocean basins.

Extremely asymmetric magmatic accretion of oceanic crust at the ends of slow-spreading ridge segments

Geology ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 179-182 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon Allerton ◽  
Javier Escartín ◽  
Roger C. Searle
Keyword(s):  
Oceanic Crust ◽  
Spreading Ridge ◽  
Slow Spreading

scholarly journals New seismological data from the Calabrian arc reveal arc-orthogonal extension across the subduction zone

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tiziana Sgroi ◽  
Alina Polonia ◽  
Graziella Barberi ◽  
Andrea Billi ◽  
Luca Gasperini
Keyword(s):  
Lateral Displacement ◽  
Tectonic Setting ◽  
Plate Boundary ◽  
Velocity Model ◽  
Tectonic Deformation ◽  
Accretionary Wedge ◽  
Tectonic Structures ◽  
Plate Convergence ◽  
Seismogenic Layer ◽  
Regional Tectonic

AbstractThe Calabrian Arc subduction-rollback system along the convergent Africa/Eurasia plate boundary is among the most active geological structures in the Mediterranean Sea. However, its seismogenic behaviour is largely unknown, mostly due to the lack of seismological observations. We studied low-to-moderate magnitude earthquakes recorded by the seismic network onshore, integrated by data from a seafloor observatory (NEMO-SN1), to compute a lithospheric velocity model for the western Ionian Sea, and relocate seismic events along major tectonic structures. Spatial changes in the depth distribution of earthquakes highlight a major lithospheric boundary constituted by the Ionian Fault, which separates two sectors where thickness of the seismogenic layer varies over 40 km. This regional tectonic boundary represents the eastern limit of a domain characterized by thinner lithosphere, arc-orthogonal extension, and transtensional tectonic deformation. Occurrence of a few thrust-type earthquakes in the accretionary wedge may suggest a locked subduction interface in a complex tectonic setting, which involves the interplay between arc-orthogonal extension and plate convergence. We finally note that distribution of earthquakes and associated extensional deformation in the Messina Straits region could be explained by right-lateral displacement along the Ionian Fault. This observation could shed new light on proposed mechanisms for the 1908 Messina earthquake.

scholarly journals PREDICTING OF POTENTIAL PROPAGATION CHANNELS FOR ECOLOGICALLY HARMFUL SUBSTANCES IN GEOLOGIC MEDIA

2001 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 102
Author(s):  
B.H. Морозов ◽  
B.H. Татаринов ◽  
И.Ю. Буров
Keyword(s):  
Temporal Variations ◽  
Tectonic Processes ◽  
Hierarchical Levels ◽  
Regional Tectonic ◽  
Harmful Substances ◽  
Geologic Media

The questions o f assessment and prédiction of potential charnels o f infiltration of radionuclides in géologie environment are discussed. This is specially important for underground allocation of the nuclear objects. The method of allows for spatial-temporal variations in a geological massif at ail hierarchical levels from régional tectonic processes up top peri-contour zones of chambers.

scholarly journals THE GRAVITY MODEL FORMALIZATION FOR THE INTERCITY PASSENGER’S CORRESPONDENCES PARAMETER’S ESTIMATION

2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (5) ◽  
pp. 437-443 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. V. Dolya
Keyword(s):  
Gravity Model ◽  
Transportation System ◽  
Gravity Models ◽  
Gravity Modeling ◽  
Passenger Transport ◽  
Passenger Transportation ◽  
The Given ◽  
Selection Of ◽  
Calibration Coefficients

he paper considers a possibility to apply gravity models for calculation of intercity passenger transport corres- pondences which are implemented with the help of public transport. The Ukraine transportation system has been selected as an object of investigation and this approach extends application possibilities of the obtained results. Calibration coefficients used in calculation of the indicated correspondences are rather important and significant in case of forecasting passenger transport correspondences. Formalization of these factors is necessary for every transportation system if a calculation of pas-senger transport correspondences has been made for it. In this case searching for actual calibration parameters and other coef-ficients as components of gravitational models is a relevant objective of the given paper. Selection of the gravity model va- riant plays rather significant role in solution of this problem. The developed methods for calculation of passenger transport correspondences are proposed for their application in respect of various transport and trip types. The executed research works have made it possible to investigate a process pertaining to providing of services for passenger transportation while using public routes. The obtained characteristics on functioning of the studied system have allowed to assess the possibility for ap-plication of the known methods for calculation of passenger correspondences and analyze the quality of their application. Calibration coefficients have been empirically selected for calculation of the indicated correspondences while using method of gravity modeling. Formalization of previously unexplored parameters of gravity model component provides the possibility to apply the considered approach for calculation of passenger correspondences within the framework of the investigated trans-portion system. This makes it possible to plan and arrange interaction of various transport types and provides new data and knowledge on the studied system.

Randomness in modified general relativity theory: The stochastic f(R) gravity model

2018 ◽  
Vol 96 (11) ◽  
pp. 1173-1177
Author(s):  
Tomer Shushi
Keyword(s):  
Gravity Field ◽  
Gravity Model ◽  
Gravity Models ◽  
Relativity Theory ◽  
Field Equations ◽  
Important Special Case ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
Stochastic Space ◽  
Wavefunction Collapse ◽  
New Interpretation

We consider a stochastic modification of the f(R) gravity models, and provide its important properties, including the gravity field equations for the model. We show a prediction in which particles are localized by a system of random gravitational potentials. As an important special case, we investigate a gravity model in the presence of a small stochastic space–time perturbation and provide its gravity field equations. Using the proposed model we examine the stochastic quantum mechanics interpretation, and obtain a novel Schrödinger equation with gravitational potential that is based on diffusion in a gravitational field. Furthermore, we provide a new interpretation to the wavefunction collapse. It seems that the stochastic f(R) gravity model causes decoherence of the spatial superposition state of particles.

scholarly journals A fast quadrature-based gravity model for the homogeneous polyhedron

2019 ◽  
Vol 492 (1) ◽  
pp. 420-430
Author(s):  
Jason M Pearl ◽  
Darren L Hitt
Keyword(s):  
Gravitational Field ◽  
Gravity Model ◽  
Approximate Model ◽  
Edge Length ◽  
Gravity Models ◽  
Surface Topology ◽  
Constant Density ◽  
Bulk Properties ◽  
Average Edge Length ◽  
Computationally Expensive

ABSTRACT To date several probes have been sent to explore the Solar system’s asteroids and comets. These bodies are often irregular in shape and to safely navigate probes in their vicinity accurate gravity models are required. For an arbitrarily shaped constant-density body, the gravitational field can be determined from the surface topology and bulk properties. This is achieved by replacing the body’s true geometry with a polyhedron that closely resembles it and for which analytic equations for the gravitational field exist. For some applications however, these equations are too computationally expensive and it can be beneficial to replace them with numerically amenable approximations. In this work, a numerical-quadrature-based model for the gravitational field of a polyhedron consisting of triangular facets is derived. The proposed approximate model is found to be faster than its analytic counterpart. The error of the approximation is found to be negligible for the potential and Laplacian calculations. The approximate model introduces singularities to the surface of the acceleration calculation degrading the solution at altitudes less than the average edge length of the polyhedron.

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