Mechanical aspects of sedimentary basin formation: development of integrated models for lithospheric and surface processes

Cloetingh, S.A.P.L.; Balen, R.T. van; Voorde, M. ter; Zoetemeijer, B.P.; Bezemer, T. den

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“…As shown in previous studies (e.g. Cloetingh et al 1997), large amplitude folding finally leads to localization of deformation at one of the folds and the other folds die out after about 10 Myr of shortening.…”

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Controls of mantle plumes and lithospheric folding on modes of intraplate continental tectonics: differences and similarities

Burov¹,

Cloetingh²

2009

Geophysical Journal International

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S U M M A R YMantle plume activity and lithospheric folding by far-field stresses exerted from plate boundaries are two important end-members as mechanisms for continental intraplate deformation. The topographic expression of mantle plume impingement on continental lithosphere and lithospheric folding has some striking similarities. Observations from a number of areas in Europe's intraplate lithosphere demonstrate that these mechanisms commonly interact in space and time. We present the results of thermomechanical modelling addressing the role of factors such as the presence of a hot upper mantle, the spatial dimensions of the plume and the time constants involved in the temporal succession of plume activity and lithospheric folding by stress accumulation in intraplate continental lithosphere. The results demonstrate that both the processes, plume-lithosphere interactions and folding may interact resulting either in strong amplification, attenuation or modification of their surface expression. These inferences are compatible with a number of key observations on the nature and the temporal succession of topography evolution in the Alpine foreland, the Pannonian Basin, the Scandinavian continental margin and the Iberian Peninsula.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 78%

Controls of mantle plumes and lithospheric folding on modes of intraplate continental tectonics: differences and similarities

Burov¹,

Cloetingh²

2009

Geophysical Journal International

101

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“…This permitted the development of basin analysis models that integrate structural geology and lithosphere tectonics. The focus of modeling activities in 1990s was on the quantification of mechanical coupling of lithosphere processes to the near-surface expression of tectonic controls on basin fill (Cloetingh et al, 1995a(Cloetingh et al, , b, 1996(Cloetingh et al, , 1997. This invoked a processoriented approach, linking different spatial and temporal scales in the basin record.…”

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Perpectives on Integrated Solid Earth Sciences

Cloetingh¹,

Negendank

2009

New Frontiers in Integrated Solid Earth Sciences

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During the last decades the Earth sciences are rapidly changing from largely descriptive to process-oriented disciplines that aim at quantitative models for the reconstruction and forecasting of the complex processes in the solid Earth. This includes prediction in the sense of forecasting the future behaviour of geologic systems, but also the prediction of geologic patterns that exist now in the subsurface as frozen evidence of the past. Both ways of prediction are highly relevant for the basic needs of humanity: supply of water and resources, protection against natural hazards and control on the environmental degradation of the Earth.Intensive utilization of the human habitat carries largely unknown risks of and makes us increasingly vulnerable. Human use of the outermost solid Earth intensifies at a rapid pace. There is an urgent need for scientifically advanced "geo-prediction systems" that can accurately locate subsurface resources and forecast timing and magnitude of earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and land subsidence (some of those being man induced). The design of such systems is a major multidisciplinary scientific challenge. Prediction of solidEarth processes also provides important constraints for predictions in oceanographic and atmospheric sciences and climate variability.The quantitative understanding of the Earth has made significant progress in the last few decades. Important ingredients in this process have been the advances made in seismological methods to obtain S.A.P.L. Cloetingh ( ) ISES, Faculty of Earth and Life Sciences, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands e-mail: sierd.cloetingh@falw.vu.nl information on the 3D structure of the mantle and the lithosphere, in the quantitative understanding of the lithospheric scale processes as well as the recognition of the key role of quantitative sedimentary basin analysis in connecting temporal and spatial evolution of the system Earth recorded in their sedimentary fill. Similar breakthroughs have been made in the spatial resolution of the structural controls on lithosphere and (de)formation processes and its architecture by 3D seismic imaging. Earth-oriented space research is increasingly directed towards obtaining a higher resolution in monitoring vertical motions at the Earth's surface. Modelling of dynamic topography and landform evolution is reaching the phase where a full coupling can be made with studies of sediment supply and erosion in the sedimentary basins for different spatial and temporal scales.Quantitative understanding of the transfer of mass at the surface by erosion and deposition as well as their feed back with crustal and subcrustal dynamics presents a new frontier in modern Earth sciences. This research bridges current approaches separately addressing high resolution time scales for a limited near surface record and the long term and large scale approaches characteristic so far for the lithosphere and basin-wide studies. The essential step towards a 4D approach (in space and time) is a direct response to the...

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Achievements and Challenges in Sedimentary Basin Dynamics: A Review

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Cloetingh²,

Scheck‐Wenderoth

et al. 2009

New Frontiers in Integrated Solid Earth Sciences

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Thanks to a continuous effort for unravelling geological records since the early days of coal and petroleum exploration and water management, the architecture and chrono-litho-stratigraphy of most sedimentary basins has been accurately described by means of conventional geological and geophysical studies, using both surface (outcrops) and subsurface (exploration wells and industry seismic reflection profiles) data. However, the understanding of the early development and long term evolution of sedimentary basins usually requires the integration of even more data on the deep Earth, as well as quantifications by means of kinematic-sedimentological and thermomechanical modelling approaches coupling both surface and deep processes.In the last twenty years, huge national and international efforts, frequently linking academy and industry, have been devoted to the recording of deep seismic profiles in many intracratonic sedimentary basins and offshore passive margins, thus providing a direct control on the structural configuration of the basement and the architecture of the crust. Seemingly, needs for documenting also the current thickness of the mantle lithosphere and the fate of subducted lithospheric slabs have led to the development of more academic and new tomographic techniques. When put together, these various techniques now provide a direct access to the bulk 3D architecture of sedimentary basins, crystalline basement and Moho, as well as underlying mantle lithosphere. Inherited structures, anisotropies in the composition of the sediments, crust and underlying mantle as well as thermicity and phase transitions are now taken into account when predicting the localization of deformation in the lithosphere during compression and extension episodes, and reconstructing the geodynamic evolution of rift basins, passive margins or even foreland fold-and-thrust belts.Source to sink studies also provide accurate estimates of sedimentary budget at basin-scale. Extensive use of low temperature chrono-thermometers and coupled kinematic, sedimentological and thermal models allow a precise control on the amount and timing of erosion and unroofing of source areas, but also the reconstruction of the sedimentary burial, strata architecture and litho-facies distribution in the sink areas.Coupling deep mantle processes with erosion and climate constitutes a new challenge for understanding the present topography, morphology and long term evolution of continents, especially in such sensitive areas as the near shore coastal plains, low lands and intramountain valleys which may be subject to devastating flooding and landslides.In addition to the search for hydrocarbon resources, other societal needs such as CO 2 storage and underground water management will benefit from upgraded basin modelling techniques. New 2D and 3D basin modelling tools are progressively developed, coupling in different ways deep thermo-mechanic processes of the mantle (asthenosphere and lithosphere), geomechanics of the upper crust and sediments (compactio...

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Mechanical aspects of sedimentary basin formation: development of integrated models for lithospheric and surface processes

Cited by 14 publications

References 65 publications

Controls of mantle plumes and lithospheric folding on modes of intraplate continental tectonics: differences and similarities

Controls of mantle plumes and lithospheric folding on modes of intraplate continental tectonics: differences and similarities

Perpectives on Integrated Solid Earth Sciences

Achievements and Challenges in Sedimentary Basin Dynamics: A Review

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