ICONS atlas: CHN - South Huanghai (Yellow Sea) Basin

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Overview

This page bundles the available data for the South Huanghai (Yellow Sea) Basin in the China. 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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South Huanghai (Yellow Sea) Basin location map
Basin name South Huanghai (Yellow Sea) Basin
Region code CHN
Basin ID 6009
Plate location/code /
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.

South Huanghai (Yellow Sea) Basin cross section
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Dynamic topography evolution for basin centroid
South Huanghai (Yellow Sea) 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
South Huanghai (Yellow Sea) Basin location map
Statistics - Mantle Lid thickness
Median 98.599
Mean 99.199
Scale 3.788
stdev 3.477
Z_min/Location 92.847/33.3333°Lat 122.533°Lon
Z_max/Location 107.273/ 33.0°Lat 118.167°Lon

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Depth of 550 deg isotherm
South Huanghai (Yellow Sea) Basin location map
Statistics - Depth of 550 deg isotherm
Median -39.172
Mean -39.311
Scale 0.491
stdev 0.536
Z_min/Location -40.866/32.9°Lat 118.1°Lon
Z_max/Location -38.245/ 33.3333°Lat 122.533°Lon

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Mobil isopachs
South Huanghai (Yellow Sea) Basin location map
Statistics - Mobil isopachs
Median 1.598
Mean 1.674
Scale 0.982
stdev 1.026
Z_min/Location 0.121/33.4667°Lat 118.667°Lon
Z_max/Location 4.938/ 34.0667°Lat 122.167°Lon

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Plain crustal thickness
South Huanghai (Yellow Sea) Basin location map
Statistics - Plain crustal thickness
Median 30.064
Mean 29.466
Scale 1.207
stdev 1.303
Z_min/Location 27.233/36.1667°Lat 124.733°Lon
Z_max/Location 31.221/ 33.6°Lat 121.633°Lon

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Base middle crust
South Huanghai (Yellow Sea) Basin location map
Statistics - Base middle crust
Median -21.734
Mean -21.584
Scale 1.045
stdev 0.869
Z_min/Location -23.085/36.0°Lat 123.8°Lon
Z_max/Location -20.293/ 32.4667°Lat 119.333°Lon

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Base lower crust
South Huanghai (Yellow Sea) Basin location map
Statistics - Base lower crust
Median -30.858
Mean -30.896
Scale 0.395
stdev 0.516
Z_min/Location -32.058/33.8333°Lat 121.767°Lon
Z_max/Location -29.347/ 34.3°Lat 123.9°Lon

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Total crustal thickness
South Huanghai (Yellow Sea) Basin location map
Statistics - Total crustal thickness
Median 30.958
Mean 30.915
Scale 0.482
stdev 0.540
Z_min/Location 29.312/34.3°Lat 123.9°Lon
Z_max/Location 32.081/ 33.8333°Lat 121.733°Lon

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Base upper crust
South Huanghai (Yellow Sea) Basin location map
Statistics - Base upper crust
Median -11.111
Mean -11.429
Scale 1.053
stdev 1.001
Z_min/Location -13.578/36.0°Lat 123.867°Lon
Z_max/Location -10.309/ 32.4667°Lat 119.3°Lon

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Thermal lithospheric thickness
South Huanghai (Yellow Sea) Basin location map
Statistics - Thermal lithospheric thickness
Median 129.589
Mean 130.297
Scale 3.619
stdev 3.336
Z_min/Location 124.085/33.3333°Lat 122.533°Lon
Z_max/Location 138.271/ 33.0°Lat 118.167°Lon

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Heatflow
South Huanghai (Yellow Sea) Basin location map
Statistics - Heatflow
Median 90.244
Mean 89.803
Scale 4.125
stdev 3.751
Z_min/Location 79.869/32.4333°Lat 118.333°Lon
Z_max/Location 99.092/ 34.2°Lat 123.767°Lon

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Topography (ETOPO2)
South Huanghai (Yellow Sea) Basin location map
Statistics - Topography (ETOPO2)
Median -35.000
Mean -37.722
Scale 53.374
stdev 34.981
Z_min/Location -100.000/36.1667°Lat 123.567°Lon
Z_max/Location 181.000/ 32.7667°Lat 118.233°Lon

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Base hard sediments
South Huanghai (Yellow Sea) Basin location map
Statistics - Base hard sediments
Median -1.111
Mean -1.430
Scale 1.055
stdev 1.005
Z_min/Location -3.578/36.0°Lat 123.867°Lon
Z_max/Location -0.306/ 32.4667°Lat 119.233°Lon

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Temperature at 50km depth
South Huanghai (Yellow Sea) Basin location map
Statistics - Temperature at 50km depth
Median 710.254
Mean 708.114
Scale 12.740
stdev 11.578
Z_min/Location 680.688/33.0°Lat 118.167°Lon
Z_max/Location 731.378/ 33.3333°Lat 122.533°Lon

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Laske sediment thickness
South Huanghai (Yellow Sea) Basin location map
Statistics - Laske sediment thickness
Median 2.006
Mean 1.991
Scale 1.709
stdev 1.262
Z_min/Location 0.281/32.8667°Lat 119.3°Lon
Z_max/Location 4.617/ 35.0667°Lat 122.767°Lon

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Lithospheric temperature gradient
South Huanghai (Yellow Sea) Basin location map
Statistics - Lithospheric temperature gradient
Median 7.401
Mean 7.389
Scale 0.139
stdev 0.130
Z_min/Location 7.056/33.0°Lat 118.167°Lon
Z_max/Location 7.699/ 33.3333°Lat 122.533°Lon

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Computations

Isostatic correction
South Huanghai (Yellow Sea) Basin location map
Statistics - Isostatic correction
Median 0.829
Mean 0.807
Scale 0.669
stdev 0.493
Z_min/Location 0.121/32.8667°Lat 119.3°Lon
Z_max/Location 1.783/35.0667°Lat 122.767°Lon

Comments

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TTS (sediment)
South Huanghai (Yellow Sea) Basin location map
Statistics - TTS (sediment)
Median 0.243
Mean 0.623
Scale 0.242
stdev 0.777
Z_min/Location -0.228/34.1°Lat 122.0°Lon
Z_max/Location 2.736/36.0°Lat 124.0°Lon

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Beta (Sediment)
South Huanghai (Yellow Sea) Basin location map
Statistics - Beta (Sediment)
Median 1.032
Mean 1.102
Scale 0.033
stdev 0.141
Z_min/Location 0.972/34.1°Lat 122.0°Lon
Z_max/Location 1.538/36.0°Lat 124.0°Lon

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Crustal vs lithosph. extn.
South Huanghai (Yellow Sea) Basin location map
Statistics - Crustal vs lithosph. extn.
Median 0.016
Mean 0.013
Scale 0.046
stdev 0.039
Z_min/Location -0.062/33.4333°Lat 122.0°Lon
Z_max/Location 0.090/36.1667°Lat 124.733°Lon

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Anomalous TTS
South Huanghai (Yellow Sea) Basin location map
Statistics - Anomalous TTS
Median 0.200
Mean 0.359
Scale 0.233
stdev 0.522
Z_min/Location -0.258/34.7667°Lat 122.367°Lon
Z_max/Location 1.968/36.0333°Lat 124.0°Lon

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Predicted elevation
South Huanghai (Yellow Sea) Basin location map
Statistics - Predicted elevation
Median 569.638
Mean 577.765
Scale 96.346
stdev 85.258
Z_min/Location 426.488/33.0°Lat 118.167°Lon
Z_max/Location 749.048/33.5333°Lat 121.933°Lon

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Beta (Crust)
South Huanghai (Yellow Sea) Basin location map
Statistics - Beta (Crust)
Median 1.014
Mean 1.037
Scale 0.040
stdev 0.047
Z_min/Location 0.977/33.6°Lat 121.633°Lon
Z_max/Location 1.120/36.1667°Lat 124.733°Lon

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TTS (crust)
South Huanghai (Yellow Sea) Basin location map
Statistics - TTS (crust)
Median 0.111
Mean 0.264
Scale 0.309
stdev 0.334
Z_min/Location -0.186/33.6°Lat 121.633°Lon
Z_max/Location 0.837/36.1667°Lat 124.733°Lon

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Differential Beta
South Huanghai (Yellow Sea) Basin location map
Statistics - Differential Beta
Median 0.026
Mean 0.065
Scale 0.032
stdev 0.105
Z_min/Location -0.034/34.8°Lat 122.433°Lon
Z_max/Location 0.429/36.0333°Lat 124.0°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 02:36:44 CEST | © Christian Heine, School of Geosciences, Sydney University, Australia