ICONS atlas: AUS - Canning Basin

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This page bundles the available data for the Canning Basin in the Australia. 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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Canning Basin location map
Basin name Canning Basin
Region code AUS
Basin ID 8010
Plate location/code pasv divrg cont marg/PDC
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.

Canning Basin cross section
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Dynamic topography evolution for basin centroid
Canning 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

OzSEEBASE depth2basement
Canning Basin location map
Statistics - OzSEEBASE depth2basement
Median -3.703
Mean -4.699
Scale 3.135
stdev 3.646
Z_min/Location -16.982/-16.5°Lat 119.267°Lon
Z_max/Location 0.661/ -25.2667°Lat 128.733°Lon

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Base middle crust
Canning Basin location map
Statistics - Base middle crust
Median -23.518
Mean -23.637
Scale 1.948
stdev 2.051
Z_min/Location -28.079/-24.1°Lat 126.0°Lon
Z_max/Location -14.806/ -14.9°Lat 119.6°Lon

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Topography (ETOPO2)
Canning Basin location map
Statistics - Topography (ETOPO2)
Median 190.000
Mean 14.377
Scale 255.007
stdev 658.426
Z_min/Location -5519.000/-16.2667°Lat 118.233°Lon
Z_max/Location 681.000/ -25.2667°Lat 128.767°Lon

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OzSEEBASE sediment thickness
Canning Basin location map
Statistics - OzSEEBASE sediment thickness
Median 3.947
Mean 4.720
Scale 3.188
stdev 3.296
Z_min/Location 0.000/-16.5333°Lat 123.9°Lon
Z_max/Location 15.704/ -16.6°Lat 119.2°Lon

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Mobil isopachs
Canning Basin location map
Statistics - Mobil isopachs
Median 3.785
Mean 3.468
Scale 1.584
stdev 2.086
Z_min/Location -1.055/-22.7333°Lat 123.0°Lon
Z_max/Location 9.453/ -19.9667°Lat 126.833°Lon

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Plain crustal thickness
Canning Basin location map
Statistics - Plain crustal thickness
Median 30.762
Mean 30.022
Scale 2.678
stdev 4.560
Z_min/Location 10.602/-14.9°Lat 119.6°Lon
Z_max/Location 38.279/ -25.2°Lat 128.033°Lon

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GA crustal thickness
Canning Basin location map
Statistics - GA crustal thickness
Median 33.991
Mean 33.451
Scale 3.381
stdev 3.909
Z_min/Location 17.105/-15.0667°Lat 118.967°Lon
Z_max/Location 40.998/ -25.3°Lat 128.333°Lon

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Base lower crust
Canning Basin location map
Statistics - Base lower crust
Median -33.637
Mean -33.471
Scale 3.528
stdev 3.457
Z_min/Location -40.649/-24.2°Lat 125.933°Lon
Z_max/Location -18.496/ -14.9°Lat 119.6°Lon

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Total crustal thickness
Canning Basin location map
Statistics - Total crustal thickness
Median 33.941
Mean 33.515
Scale 3.693
stdev 3.934
Z_min/Location 15.287/-14.9°Lat 119.6°Lon
Z_max/Location 41.086/ -24.2°Lat 125.933°Lon

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Base upper crust
Canning Basin location map
Statistics - Base upper crust
Median -13.977
Mean -13.695
Scale 1.450
stdev 1.455
Z_min/Location -16.651/-19.9667°Lat 127.967°Lon
Z_max/Location -9.872/ -20.1333°Lat 119.6°Lon

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Thermal lithospheric thickness
Canning Basin location map
Statistics - Thermal lithospheric thickness
Median 130.297
Mean 137.250
Scale 20.885
stdev 23.405
Z_min/Location 108.000/-20.0°Lat 124.0°Lon
Z_max/Location 196.000/ -20.0°Lat 120.0°Lon

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Sediment thickness (Australia, GA)
Canning Basin location map
Statistics - Sediment thickness (Australia, GA)
Median 3.260
Mean 4.000
Scale 2.874
stdev 3.062
Z_min/Location -0.146/-19.9333°Lat 117.867°Lon
Z_max/Location 16.531/ -20.3°Lat 128.1°Lon

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Heatflow
Canning Basin location map
Statistics - Heatflow
Median 53.754
Mean 53.296
Scale 7.347
stdev 5.750
Z_min/Location 45.182/-20.4°Lat 128.133°Lon
Z_max/Location 66.865/ -19.9667°Lat 119.667°Lon

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Depth of 550 deg isotherm
Canning Basin location map
Statistics - Depth of 550 deg isotherm
Median -38.721
Mean -40.020
Scale 3.666
stdev 4.124
Z_min/Location -50.000/-20.0°Lat 119.0°Lon
Z_max/Location -35.000/ -19.0°Lat 124.0°Lon

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Mantle Lid thickness
Canning Basin location map
Statistics - Mantle Lid thickness
Median 95.227
Mean 102.865
Scale 22.628
stdev 24.905
Z_min/Location 71.375/-23.0°Lat 126.0°Lon
Z_max/Location 165.000/ -20.0°Lat 120.0°Lon

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Base hard sediments
Canning Basin location map
Statistics - Base hard sediments
Median -3.292
Mean -3.448
Scale 1.611
stdev 2.035
Z_min/Location -8.423/-17.5333°Lat 117.733°Lon
Z_max/Location 0.516/ -20.3333°Lat 119.233°Lon

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OzSEEBASE crustal thickness
Canning Basin location map
Statistics - OzSEEBASE crustal thickness
Median 28.393
Mean 28.341
Scale 3.807
stdev 5.459
Z_min/Location 6.864/-15.4°Lat 119.2°Lon
Z_max/Location 43.337/ -25.9667°Lat 126.5°Lon

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Temperature at 50km depth
Canning Basin location map
Statistics - Temperature at 50km depth
Median 723.085
Mean 706.042
Scale 67.312
stdev 67.068
Z_min/Location 550.000/-20.0°Lat 120.0°Lon
Z_max/Location 796.000/ -20.0°Lat 125.0°Lon

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Laske sediment thickness
Canning Basin location map
Statistics - Laske sediment thickness
Median 3.574
Mean 3.881
Scale 2.236
stdev 2.239
Z_min/Location -0.150/-20.3°Lat 119.533°Lon
Z_max/Location 11.485/ -20.1667°Lat 127.867°Lon

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Lithospheric temperature gradient
Canning Basin location map
Statistics - Lithospheric temperature gradient
Median 7.137
Mean 7.080
Scale 0.926
stdev 0.853
Z_min/Location 5.220/-20.0°Lat 121.0°Lon
Z_max/Location 8.694/ -19.0°Lat 124.0°Lon

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Computations

Isostatic correction
Canning Basin location map
Statistics - Isostatic correction
Median 1.419
Mean 1.477
Scale 0.807
stdev 0.768
Z_min/Location 0.000/-20.0333°Lat 119.367°Lon
Z_max/Location 3.616/-20.1667°Lat 127.867°Lon

Comments

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TTS (sediment)
Canning Basin location map
Statistics - TTS (sediment)
Median 1.684
Mean 1.972
Scale 0.975
stdev 1.487
Z_min/Location -0.516/-20.3333°Lat 119.233°Lon
Z_max/Location 7.184/-15.0667°Lat 118.967°Lon

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Beta (Sediment)
Canning Basin location map
Statistics - Beta (Sediment)
Median 1.274
Mean 1.545
Scale 0.201
stdev 0.972
Z_min/Location 0.938/-20.3333°Lat 119.233°Lon
Z_max/Location 12.299/-15.0667°Lat 118.967°Lon

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Crustal vs lithosph. extn.
Canning Basin location map
Statistics - Crustal vs lithosph. extn.
Median -0.115
Mean -0.071
Scale 0.261
stdev 0.215
Z_min/Location -0.403/-23.0°Lat 126.0°Lon
Z_max/Location 0.401/-16.1°Lat 120.6°Lon

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Anomalous TTS
Canning Basin location map
Statistics - Anomalous TTS
Median 1.572
Mean 1.546
Scale 1.083
stdev 1.002
Z_min/Location -0.523/-20.0°Lat 120.833°Lon
Z_max/Location 3.658/-17.0333°Lat 117.9°Lon

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Predicted elevation
Canning Basin location map
Statistics - Predicted elevation
Median 936.206
Mean 772.938
Scale 574.055
stdev 577.090
Z_min/Location -621.922/-20.0°Lat 120.0°Lon
Z_max/Location 1587.440/-24.0°Lat 126.0°Lon

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Beta (Crust)
Canning Basin location map
Statistics - Beta (Crust)
Median 1.032
Mean 1.091
Scale 0.089
stdev 0.233
Z_min/Location 0.829/-25.2°Lat 128.033°Lon
Z_max/Location 2.995/-14.9°Lat 119.6°Lon

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TTS (crust)
Canning Basin location map
Statistics - TTS (crust)
Median 0.244
Mean 0.426
Scale 0.660
stdev 1.123
Z_min/Location -1.607/-25.2°Lat 128.033°Lon
Z_max/Location 5.209/-14.9°Lat 119.6°Lon

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Differential Beta
Canning Basin location map
Statistics - Differential Beta
Median 0.266
Mean 0.454
Scale 0.225
stdev 0.780
Z_min/Location -0.066/-19.9667°Lat 120.833°Lon
Z_max/Location 9.628/-15.0667°Lat 118.967°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 02:36:37 CEST | © Christian Heine, School of Geosciences, Sydney University, Australia