S U M M A R YT h e motion of the Somalia plate relative t o the Nubia (Africa), Arabia and Antarctica platcs is re-evaluated using a new inversion method based o n a Monte Carlo technique and a least absolute value misfit criterion. A subset of the N U V E L 1 data set, with additional data along the Levant Fault and in the Red Sea is used. T h e results confirm that the motion of Arabia with respect to Africa is significantly different from the motion relative t o Somalia. It is further shown that the data along the SW Indian Ridge are compatible with a pole of relative motion between Africa and Somalia located close t o the hypothetical diffuse triple junction between the ridge and thc East African Rift. T h e resulting Africa-Somalia motion is then compatible with the geological structures and seismological data along the East African Rift system. Assuming a separate Somalia plate thus solves kinematic and geological problems around the Afar triple junction and along the East African Rift.
Ce rapport prŽsente un travail commun avec le Laboratoire de gŽodynamique de lÕƒcole normale supŽrieure (ENS). Ce travail doit •tre resituŽ dans son contexte : lÕŽtude rŽgionale du golfe du Lion a ŽtŽ possible dans le cadre du projet europŽen Integrated Basin Studies. Le dŽveloppement du code dÕinversion 3D avait fait lÕobjet de conventions avec lÕENS pendant les annŽes prŽcŽdentes. La mise en Ïuvre dÕune telle inversion est dŽsormais possible ˆ lÕIFP. Il nÕy a pas dÕinterface pour ce calculateur. LÕaide des coll•gues de lÕENS est souhaitable pour la mise en forme des donnŽes.Il a paru opportun, compte tenu des dŽlais imprŽvus de publication du volume du BSGL* pour lequel cet article a ŽtŽ acceptŽ, de montrer lÕexistence et les potentialitŽs de cette mŽthode. Il est vraisemblable quÕelle pourra •tre un apport significatif ˆ lÕŽtude des marges passives et plus particuli•rement dans le cas des Žtudes concernant lÕoffshore profond. Elle a dŽjˆ retenu lÕattention de plusieurs coll•gues de lÕindustrie pŽtroli•re. CONSTRAINTS ON MOHO DEPTH AND CRUSTAL THICKNESS IN THE LIGURO-PROVEN‚AL BASIN FROM A 3D GRAVITY INVERSION: GEODYNAMIC IMPLICATIONS3D gravity modelling is combined with seismic refraction and reflection data to constrain a new Moho depth map in the LiguroProven•al Basin (Western Mediterranean Sea). At seismically controlled points, the misfit between the gravimetric solution and the seismic data is about 2 km for a range of Moho depth between 12 km (deep basin) and 30 km (mainlands). The oceanic crust thickness in the deep basin (5 km En este informe se presenta un trabajo comoen llevado a cabo conjuntamente con el Laboratorio de geodin ‡mica de la Escuela Normal Superior (ENS). Este trabajo se debe restituir en su contexto propio : el estudio regional del Golfo de Le-n ha resultado posible en el marco del proyecto europeo Integrated Basin Estudies. El desarrollo del c-digo de inversi-n 3D fue objeto de convenciones con la ENS durante los a-os precedentes. La implementaci-n de semejante inversi-n resulta ahora posible por parte del IFP. No existe ningoen interfaz para este calculador. La ayuda de los colegas de la ENS es deseable para la conformaci-n de los datos.Habida cuenta de los plazos imprevistos para la publicaci-n del volumen del BSGL, para el cual se ha aceptado este art'culo, ha parecido oportuno mostrar su existencia, as' como las potencialidades de este mŽtodo. Parece veros'mil que podr ‡ de este modo, constituir una aportaci-n significativa para el estudio de los m ‡rgenes pasivos y, en particular, en el caso de los estudios costafuera profundos. Su contenido ha sido objeto de atenci-n por parte de varios colegas de la industria petrolera.
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