Initial opening of the Eurasian Basin, Arctic Ocean

Initial opening of the Eurasian Basin, Arctic Ocean

Analysis of the transition from the NE Yermak Plateau into the oceanic Eurasian Basin sheds light on the Paleocene formation of this Arctic basin. Newly acquired multichannel seismic data with a 3600 m long streamer shot during ice-free conditions enables the interpretation of crustal structures. Ev...

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Main Authors: Kai Berglar, Dieter Franke, Rüdiger Lutz, Bernd Schreckenberger, Volkmar Damm
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Earth Science
Subjects:
Arctic Ocean
exhumed mantle
Yermak Plateau
Reflection seismic data
continent-ocean transition
Magma-poor rifting
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/feart.2016.00091/full

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