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dc.contributor.authorAarseth, Iselin
dc.contributor.authorMjelde, Rolf
dc.contributor.authorBreivik, Asbjørn Johan
dc.contributor.authorMinakov, Alexander
dc.contributor.authorFaleide, Jan Inge
dc.contributor.authorFlueh, Ernst R.
dc.contributor.authorHuismans, Ritske
dc.date.accessioned2018-09-05T08:47:45Z
dc.date.available2018-09-05T08:47:45Z
dc.date.issued2017-10
dc.PublishedAarseth I, Mjelde R, Breivik AJ, Minakov A, Faleide JI, Flueh ER, Huismans RS. Crustal structure and evolution of the Arctic Caledonides: Results fromcontrolled-source seismology. Tectonophysics. 2017;718:9-24eng
dc.identifier.issn0040-1951en_US
dc.identifier.issn1879-3266en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1956/18386
dc.description.abstractThe continuation of the Caledonides into the Barents Sea has long been a subject of discussion, and two major orientations of the Caledonian deformation fronts have been suggested: NNW-SSE striking and NE-SW striking. A regional NW-SE oriented ocean bottom seismic profile across the western Barents Sea was acquired in 2014. In this paper we map the crust and upper mantle structure along this profile in order to discriminate between different interpretations of Caledonian structural trends and orientation of rift basins in the western Barents Sea. Modeling of P-wave travel times has been done using a ray-tracing method, and combined with gravity modeling. The results show high P-wave velocities (4 km/s) close to the seafloor, as well as localized sub-horizontal high velocity zones (6.0 km/s and 6.9 km/s) at shallow depths which are interpreted as magmatic sills. Refractions from the top of the crystalline basement together with reflections from the Moho give basement velocities from 6.0 km/s at the top to 6.7 km/s at the base of the crust. P-wave travel time modeling of the OBS profile indicate an eastwards increase in velocities from 6.4 km/s to 6.7 km/s at the base of the crystalline crust, and the western part of the profile is characterized by a higher seismic reflectivity than the eastern part. This change in seismic character is consistent with observations from vintage reflection seismic data and is interpreted as a Caledonian suture extending through the Barents Sea, separating Barentsia and Baltica. Local deepening of Moho (from 27 km to 33 km depth) creates “root structures” that can be linked to the Caledonian compressional deformation or a suture zone imprinted in the lower crust. Our model supports a separate NE-SW Caledonian trend extending into the central Barents Sea, branching off from the northerly trending Svalbard Caledonides, implying the existence of Barentsia as an independent microcontinent between Laurentia and Baltica.en_US
dc.language.isoengeng
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.rightsAttribution CC BY-NC-NDeng
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/eng
dc.subjectOcean bottom seismometerseng
dc.subjectCrustal structureeng
dc.subjectCaledonian orogenyeng
dc.subjectSvalbardeng
dc.titleCrustal structure and evolution of the Arctic Caledonides: Results fromcontrolled-source seismologyen_US
dc.typePeer reviewed
dc.typeJournal article
dc.date.updated2018-02-16T09:11:03Z
dc.description.versionacceptedVersionen_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2017 Elsevier B.V.en_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.tecto.2017.04.022
dc.identifier.cristin1531009
dc.source.journalTectonophysics
dc.source.pagenumber9-24
dc.relation.projectNorges forskningsråd: 223272
dc.identifier.citationTectonophysics. 2017;718:9-24
dc.source.volume718


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