ICONS atlas: EUR - Central Graben Province (North Sea Graben System)

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Overview

This page bundles the available data for the Central Graben Province (North Sea Graben System) in the European Region. 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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Central Graben Province (North Sea Graben System) location map
Basin name Central Graben Province (North Sea Graben System)
Region code EUR
Basin ID 3210
Plate location/code intra-cratonic/INC
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.

Central Graben Province (North Sea Graben System) cross section
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Dynamic topography evolution for basin centroid
Central Graben Province (North Sea Graben System) 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
Central Graben Province (North Sea Graben System) location map
Statistics - Mantle Lid thickness
Median 62.220
Mean 62.008
Scale 2.550
stdev 2.174
Z_min/Location 56.965/53.8°Lat 4.63333°Lon
Z_max/Location 65.902/ 54.4°Lat 4.1°Lon

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Depth of 550 deg isotherm
Central Graben Province (North Sea Graben System) location map
Statistics - Depth of 550 deg isotherm
Median -31.414
Mean -31.388
Scale 0.434
stdev 0.378
Z_min/Location -32.113/54.4°Lat 4.1°Lon
Z_max/Location -30.542/ 53.8°Lat 4.63333°Lon

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Mobil isopachs
Central Graben Province (North Sea Graben System) location map
Statistics - Mobil isopachs
Median 7.207
Mean 7.047
Scale 0.782
stdev 0.824
Z_min/Location 3.368/56.8333°Lat 0.333333°Lon
Z_max/Location 8.367/ 55.4667°Lat 5.43333°Lon

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Plain crustal thickness
Central Graben Province (North Sea Graben System) location map
Statistics - Plain crustal thickness
Median 27.619
Mean 27.214
Scale 0.681
stdev 1.066
Z_min/Location 23.482/55.4667°Lat 5.43333°Lon
Z_max/Location 28.712/ 55.7°Lat 3.4°Lon

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Base middle crust
Central Graben Province (North Sea Graben System) location map
Statistics - Base middle crust
Median -22.049
Mean -21.927
Scale 0.556
stdev 0.730
Z_min/Location -23.188/58.0667°Lat 1.66667°Lon
Z_max/Location -18.927/ 55.4667°Lat 5.43333°Lon

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Base lower crust
Central Graben Province (North Sea Graben System) location map
Statistics - Base lower crust
Median -29.992
Mean -29.818
Scale 0.645
stdev 0.817
Z_min/Location -31.245/58.0667°Lat 1.66667°Lon
Z_max/Location -26.549/ 55.7°Lat 5.23333°Lon

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Total crustal thickness
Central Graben Province (North Sea Graben System) location map
Statistics - Total crustal thickness
Median 29.940
Mean 29.763
Scale 0.634
stdev 0.807
Z_min/Location 26.512/55.7°Lat 5.23333°Lon
Z_max/Location 31.154/ 58.0667°Lat 1.66667°Lon

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Base upper crust
Central Graben Province (North Sea Graben System) location map
Statistics - Base upper crust
Median -12.231
Mean -12.297
Scale 0.592
stdev 0.589
Z_min/Location -13.623/58.0667°Lat 2.13333°Lon
Z_max/Location -10.813/ 55.4667°Lat 5.43333°Lon

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Thermal lithospheric thickness
Central Graben Province (North Sea Graben System) location map
Statistics - Thermal lithospheric thickness
Median 91.850
Mean 91.754
Scale 2.084
stdev 1.815
Z_min/Location 87.742/53.8°Lat 4.63333°Lon
Z_max/Location 95.311/ 54.4°Lat 4.1°Lon

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Heatflow
Central Graben Province (North Sea Graben System) location map
Statistics - Heatflow
Median 60.789
Mean 60.788
Scale 1.854
stdev 1.394
Z_min/Location 58.222/53.8667°Lat 4.2°Lon
Z_max/Location 63.484/ 57.8333°Lat -0.133333°Lon

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Topography (ETOPO2)
Central Graben Province (North Sea Graben System) location map
Statistics - Topography (ETOPO2)
Median -70.000
Mean -69.277
Scale 28.169
stdev 22.239
Z_min/Location -150.000/58.0333°Lat 0.8°Lon
Z_max/Location -27.000/ 55.4333°Lat 3.96667°Lon

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Base hard sediments
Central Graben Province (North Sea Graben System) location map
Statistics - Base hard sediments
Median -2.472
Mean -2.604
Scale 0.586
stdev 0.637
Z_min/Location -4.572/57.4333°Lat 3.4°Lon
Z_max/Location -1.503/ 57.2°Lat -0.233333°Lon

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Temperature at 50km depth
Central Graben Province (North Sea Graben System) location map
Statistics - Temperature at 50km depth
Median 904.315
Mean 904.989
Scale 12.060
stdev 10.430
Z_min/Location 884.757/54.4°Lat 4.1°Lon
Z_max/Location 928.347/ 53.8°Lat 4.63333°Lon

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Laske sediment thickness
Central Graben Province (North Sea Graben System) location map
Statistics - Laske sediment thickness
Median 4.019
Mean 3.909
Scale 1.653
stdev 1.264
Z_min/Location 1.275/57.1°Lat -0.133333°Lon
Z_max/Location 6.000/ 56.9667°Lat 3.8°Lon

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Lithospheric temperature gradient
Central Graben Province (North Sea Graben System) location map
Statistics - Lithospheric temperature gradient
Median 9.943
Mean 9.950
Scale 0.151
stdev 0.133
Z_min/Location 9.690/54.4°Lat 4.1°Lon
Z_max/Location 10.245/ 53.8°Lat 4.63333°Lon

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Computations

Isostatic correction
Central Graben Province (North Sea Graben System) location map
Statistics - Isostatic correction
Median 1.577
Mean 1.522
Scale 0.572
stdev 0.451
Z_min/Location 0.537/57.1°Lat -0.133333°Lon
Z_max/Location 2.231/56.9667°Lat 3.8°Lon

Comments

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TTS (sediment)
Central Graben Province (North Sea Graben System) location map
Statistics - TTS (sediment)
Median 1.125
Mean 1.082
Scale 0.223
stdev 0.405
Z_min/Location 0.304/55.7°Lat 4.53333°Lon
Z_max/Location 2.678/57.8333°Lat 2.8°Lon

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Beta (Sediment)
Central Graben Province (North Sea Graben System) location map
Statistics - Beta (Sediment)
Median 1.168
Mean 1.165
Scale 0.039
stdev 0.074
Z_min/Location 1.040/55.7°Lat 4.53333°Lon
Z_max/Location 1.521/57.8333°Lat 2.8°Lon

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Crustal vs lithosph. extn.
Central Graben Province (North Sea Graben System) location map
Statistics - Crustal vs lithosph. extn.
Median 0.043
Mean 0.037
Scale 0.039
stdev 0.035
Z_min/Location -0.050/53.8°Lat 4.63333°Lon
Z_max/Location 0.092/54.6667°Lat 5.0°Lon

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Anomalous TTS
Central Graben Province (North Sea Graben System) location map
Statistics - Anomalous TTS
Median 1.033
Mean 0.894
Scale 0.308
stdev 0.451
Z_min/Location -0.408/55.7667°Lat 5.03333°Lon
Z_max/Location 1.898/57.8333°Lat 2.8°Lon

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Predicted elevation
Central Graben Province (North Sea Graben System) location map
Statistics - Predicted elevation
Median 1076.950
Mean 1088.720
Scale 78.913
stdev 68.048
Z_min/Location 992.736/54.6667°Lat 5.0°Lon
Z_max/Location 1256.100/53.8°Lat 4.63333°Lon

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Beta (Crust)
Central Graben Province (North Sea Graben System) location map
Statistics - Beta (Crust)
Median 1.010
Mean 1.026
Scale 0.025
stdev 0.042
Z_min/Location 0.971/55.7°Lat 3.4°Lon
Z_max/Location 1.187/55.4667°Lat 5.43333°Lon

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TTS (crust)
Central Graben Province (North Sea Graben System) location map
Statistics - TTS (crust)
Median 0.074
Mean 0.188
Scale 0.191
stdev 0.299
Z_min/Location -0.232/55.7°Lat 3.4°Lon
Z_max/Location 1.234/55.4667°Lat 5.43333°Lon

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Differential Beta
Central Graben Province (North Sea Graben System) location map
Statistics - Differential Beta
Median 0.157
Mean 0.139
Scale 0.048
stdev 0.075
Z_min/Location -0.065/55.7667°Lat 5.1°Lon
Z_max/Location 0.410/57.8333°Lat 2.8°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 02:36:46 CEST | © Christian Heine, School of Geosciences, Sydney University, Australia