ICONS atlas: ARA - Widyan-Mesopotamia Province (Arabian Basin)

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Overview

This page bundles the available data for the Widyan-Mesopotamia Province (Arabian Basin) in the Arabian Peninsula. The images are hyperlinks and will open up a separate window with a high resolution PDF image of the map.
The basin data is derived from a lower resolution grid which has been upsampled using GMT. This could have introduced an accuracy which is beyond the original data resolution.

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Widyan-Mesopotamia Province (Arabian Basin) location map
Basin name Widyan-Mesopotamia Province (Arabian Basin)
Region code ARA
Basin ID 5530
Plate location/code compress foreland/CMF
Basin cross section

The basin cross section is automatically generated using the available crustal structure data sets. Sometimes the data labels are not plotted correctly, depending on the length of the section.

The location of the profile is indicated in all maps as dashed-dotted thin black line. For the endpoints of the profile, the two points of a given polygon located farthest away from each other were computed.

Widyan-Mesopotamia Province (Arabian Basin) cross section
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Dynamic topography evolution for basin centroid
Widyan-Mesopotamia Province (Arabian Basin) dynamic topography through time

The dynamic topography history for the basin is derived by tracking the basin centroid. The paleo-location for this point is computed using the EarthByte plate kinematic framework rotating the position back in time.

The dynamic topography model is derived from the S20RTS seismic tomography model (Ritsema et al., 99) by converting seismic velocites to density anomalies using an empirical scaling factor of 0.25. The density anomalies are then advected back in time to compute mantle flow with plate motions superimposed (using the EarthByte plate rotation framework) as surface boundary conditions. The dynamic topography is then derived from the computed density distribution using a free upper boundary. For details regarding the methodology see the following papers:

  • B. Steinberger, H. Schmeling, and G. Marquart. Large-scale lithospheric stress field and topography induced by global mantle circulation. Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 186:75-91, 2001.
    doi: 10.1016/S0012-821X(01)00229-1.
  • B. Steinberger. Effects of latent heat release at phase boundaries on flow in the Earth's mantle, phase boundary topography and dynamic topography at the Earth's surface. Phys. Earth Planet. Int., 164:2-20, 2007.
    doi: 10.1016/j.pepi.2007.04.021.

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Observations

Mantle Lid thickness
Widyan-Mesopotamia Province (Arabian Basin) location map
Statistics - Mantle Lid thickness
Median 77.479
Mean 77.615
Scale 1.654
stdev 2.807
Z_min/Location 62.796/35.3333°Lat 43.1°Lon
Z_max/Location 94.487/ 24.4°Lat 44.7667°Lon

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Depth of 550 deg isotherm
Widyan-Mesopotamia Province (Arabian Basin) location map
Statistics - Depth of 550 deg isotherm
Median -37.000
Mean -36.870
Scale 0.028
stdev 0.758
Z_min/Location -40.196/24.4°Lat 44.7667°Lon
Z_max/Location -32.794/ 35.3333°Lat 43.1°Lon

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Mobil isopachs
Widyan-Mesopotamia Province (Arabian Basin) location map
Statistics - Mobil isopachs
Median 5.670
Mean 5.416
Scale 3.867
stdev 2.981
Z_min/Location -0.883/24.7°Lat 44.4667°Lon
Z_max/Location 10.081/ 30.7667°Lat 46.9333°Lon

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Plain crustal thickness
Widyan-Mesopotamia Province (Arabian Basin) location map
Statistics - Plain crustal thickness
Median 37.098
Mean 36.277
Scale 5.490
stdev 4.697
Z_min/Location 25.695/33.3667°Lat 45.6333°Lon
Z_max/Location 43.524/ 25.8°Lat 43.4°Lon

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Base middle crust
Widyan-Mesopotamia Province (Arabian Basin) location map
Statistics - Base middle crust
Median -27.894
Mean -28.243
Scale 2.137
stdev 1.894
Z_min/Location -31.955/29.4°Lat 45.9°Lon
Z_max/Location -24.267/ 33.9333°Lat 42.8°Lon

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Base lower crust
Widyan-Mesopotamia Province (Arabian Basin) location map
Statistics - Base lower crust
Median -39.825
Mean -39.181
Scale 2.092
stdev 2.306
Z_min/Location -42.550/26.3667°Lat 42.9333°Lon
Z_max/Location -33.696/ 33.3667°Lat 45.6333°Lon

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Total crustal thickness
Widyan-Mesopotamia Province (Arabian Basin) location map
Statistics - Total crustal thickness
Median 40.401
Mean 39.722
Scale 2.182
stdev 2.514
Z_min/Location 33.734/33.3667°Lat 45.6333°Lon
Z_max/Location 43.477/ 26.3667°Lat 42.9333°Lon

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Base upper crust
Widyan-Mesopotamia Province (Arabian Basin) location map
Statistics - Base upper crust
Median -15.917
Mean -15.744
Scale 1.615
stdev 1.436
Z_min/Location -19.422/31.9°Lat 47.4333°Lon
Z_max/Location -13.144/ 27.7667°Lat 43.6667°Lon

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Thermal lithospheric thickness
Widyan-Mesopotamia Province (Arabian Basin) location map
Statistics - Thermal lithospheric thickness
Median 117.999
Mean 117.338
Scale 0.193
stdev 3.901
Z_min/Location 97.047/35.3333°Lat 43.1°Lon
Z_max/Location 136.751/ 24.4°Lat 44.7667°Lon

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Heatflow
Widyan-Mesopotamia Province (Arabian Basin) location map
Statistics - Heatflow
Median 70.126
Mean 70.213
Scale 3.233
stdev 3.718
Z_min/Location 57.328/31.8667°Lat 47.4333°Lon
Z_max/Location 82.387/ 33.9333°Lat 42.8°Lon

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Topography (ETOPO2)
Widyan-Mesopotamia Province (Arabian Basin) location map
Statistics - Topography (ETOPO2)
Median 374.000
Mean 369.009
Scale 346.928
stdev 254.066
Z_min/Location 1.000/32.2°Lat 46.7°Lon
Z_max/Location 926.000/ 27.5333°Lat 42.0°Lon

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Base hard sediments
Widyan-Mesopotamia Province (Arabian Basin) location map
Statistics - Base hard sediments
Median -2.621
Mean -2.904
Scale 3.539
stdev 2.713
Z_min/Location -8.626/31.8667°Lat 47.4333°Lon
Z_max/Location 1.120/ 27.5°Lat 42.0667°Lon

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Temperature at 50km depth
Widyan-Mesopotamia Province (Arabian Basin) location map
Statistics - Temperature at 50km depth
Median 753.000
Mean 756.307
Scale 1.104
stdev 16.888
Z_min/Location 692.294/24.4°Lat 44.7667°Lon
Z_max/Location 852.702/ 35.3333°Lat 43.1°Lon

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Laske sediment thickness
Widyan-Mesopotamia Province (Arabian Basin) location map
Statistics - Laske sediment thickness
Median 4.369
Mean 4.145
Scale 3.613
stdev 2.677
Z_min/Location 0.045/24.4°Lat 44.7667°Lon
Z_max/Location 9.604/ 32.5°Lat 46.9°Lon

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Lithospheric temperature gradient
Widyan-Mesopotamia Province (Arabian Basin) location map
Statistics - Lithospheric temperature gradient
Median 8.047
Mean 8.099
Scale 0.023
stdev 0.275
Z_min/Location 7.164/25.0°Lat 45.0°Lon
Z_max/Location 9.630/ 34.0°Lat 44.0°Lon

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Computations

Isostatic correction
Widyan-Mesopotamia Province (Arabian Basin) location map
Statistics - Isostatic correction
Median 1.699
Mean 1.547
Scale 1.192
stdev 0.936
Z_min/Location 0.020/24.4°Lat 44.7667°Lon
Z_max/Location 3.212/32.5°Lat 46.9°Lon

Comments

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TTS (sediment)
Widyan-Mesopotamia Province (Arabian Basin) location map
Statistics - TTS (sediment)
Median 0.833
Mean 1.358
Scale 1.992
stdev 1.838
Z_min/Location -1.206/27.6333°Lat 42.0667°Lon
Z_max/Location 5.488/31.9°Lat 47.4333°Lon

Comments

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Beta (Sediment)
Widyan-Mesopotamia Province (Arabian Basin) location map
Statistics - Beta (Sediment)
Median 1.119
Mean 1.346
Scale 0.291
stdev 0.498
Z_min/Location 0.866/27.6333°Lat 42.0667°Lon
Z_max/Location 3.354/31.9°Lat 47.4333°Lon

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Crustal vs lithosph. extn.
Widyan-Mesopotamia Province (Arabian Basin) location map
Statistics - Crustal vs lithosph. extn.
Median -0.021
Mean 0.012
Scale 0.116
stdev 0.123
Z_min/Location -0.142/28.0°Lat 43.0°Lon
Z_max/Location 0.341/33.2333°Lat 45.7°Lon

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Anomalous TTS
Widyan-Mesopotamia Province (Arabian Basin) location map
Statistics - Anomalous TTS
Median 0.989
Mean 1.357
Scale 0.784
stdev 0.929
Z_min/Location -0.188/33.9333°Lat 42.8°Lon
Z_max/Location 4.428/31.9°Lat 47.4333°Lon

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Predicted elevation
Widyan-Mesopotamia Province (Arabian Basin) location map
Statistics - Predicted elevation
Median 1545.170
Mean 1506.070
Scale 125.777
stdev 134.098
Z_min/Location 1156.880/32.8667°Lat 45.3°Lon
Z_max/Location 1671.090/28.0°Lat 43.0°Lon

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Beta (Crust)
Widyan-Mesopotamia Province (Arabian Basin) location map
Statistics - Beta (Crust)
Median 0.978
Mean 1.018
Scale 0.139
stdev 0.142
Z_min/Location 0.834/25.8°Lat 43.4°Lon
Z_max/Location 1.412/33.3667°Lat 45.6333°Lon

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TTS (crust)
Widyan-Mesopotamia Province (Arabian Basin) location map
Statistics - TTS (crust)
Median -0.176
Mean 0.001
Scale 1.183
stdev 1.012
Z_min/Location -1.561/25.8°Lat 43.4°Lon
Z_max/Location 2.282/33.3667°Lat 45.6333°Lon

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Differential Beta
Widyan-Mesopotamia Province (Arabian Basin) location map
Statistics - Differential Beta
Median 0.138
Mean 0.328
Scale 0.139
stdev 0.374
Z_min/Location -0.031/33.9333°Lat 42.8°Lon
Z_max/Location 2.197/31.9°Lat 47.4333°Lon

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This basin data is based on interpolated global grids and might contain gridding errors or wrongly interpolated data values.

Page generated 2008-08-03 02:36:35 CEST | © Christian Heine, School of Geosciences, Sydney University, Australia