publication . Article . 2006

Integrated 3D density modelling and segmentation of the Dead Sea

Name: Integrated 3D density modelling and segmentation of the Dead Sea Transform
Keywords: General Earth and Planetary Sciences, 550 - Earth sciences

H.-J. Götze; R. El-Kelani; Sebastian Schmidt; M. Rybakov; M. Hassouneh; Hans-Jürgen Förster; J. Ebbing; DESERT Group; ; ; ...

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Published: 31 May 2006

Country: Germany

Summary

Abstract

A 3D interpretation of the newly compiled Bouguer anomaly in the area of the '‘Dead Sea Rift’’ is presented. A high-resolution 3D model constrained with the seismic results reveals the crustal thickness and density distribution beneath the Arava/Araba Valley (AV), the region between the Dead Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba/Elat. The Bouguer anomalies along the axial portion of the AV, as deduced from the modelling results, are mainly caused by deep-seated sedimentary basins (D > 10 km). An inferred zone of intrusion coincides with the maximum gravity anomaly on the eastern flank of the AV. The intrusion is displaced at different sectors along the NNW–SSE direction. Th...

doi: 10.1007/s00531-006-0095-5

Subjects

free text keywords: General Earth and Planetary Sciences, 550 - Earth sciences, Seismology, Bouguer anomaly, Plateau, geography.geographical_feature_category, geography, Gravity anomaly, Lithosphere, Geology, Continental crust, Rift, Sedimentary basin, Crust

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