TOPO-EUROPE: Understanding of the coupling between the deep Earth and continental topography

Cloetingh, S.A.P.L.; Willett, Sean D.

doi:10.1016/j.tecto.2013.05.023

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“…Whereas in the past, tectonics, eustasy, and sediment supply have been commonly treated as separate factors in sedimentary basin analyses, nowadays, an integrated source-sink approach, constrained by fully 3-D quantitative subsidence and exhumation history analyses in carefully selected natural laboratories, is possible and ought to be further pursued (Cloetingh and Willett, 2013;Matenco et al, 2013).…”

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Tectonic Models for the Evolution of Sedimentary Basins

Cloetingh

Ziegler

Beekman

et al. 2015

Treatise on Geophysics

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Section: General Conclusion and Future Perspectivesmentioning

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Tectonic Models for the Evolution of Sedimentary Basins

Cloetingh

Ziegler

Beekman

et al. 2015

Treatise on Geophysics

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“…This study therefore provides strong evidence of the importance of the link between deep Earth dynamic processes and surface geological processes (e.g. Braun, ; Cloetingh and Willett, ). The vertical coupling between mantle and surface processes promises new insights into past mantle dynamics through the geological record and shows that sediments are a precious tool for deciphering the factors controlling subsidence and for determining vertical and horizontal movements (Rabineau et al ., ), and can be a window on deep geodynamic processes.…”

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“…Whilst the link between deep Earth dynamics and surface geological processes is being seen as increasingly important, deep Earth research, encompassing fields such as seismology and mantle geodynamics, has traditionally operated distinctly from fields focusing on surface dynamics, such as sedimentology and geomorphology (Cloetingh and Willett, ). Understanding the process by which the continental lithosphere thins and subsides to form a passive continental margin remains a significant challenge in Earth Science.…”

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Sedimentary markers in the Provençal Basin (western Mediterranean): a window into deep geodynamic processes

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International audienceDeep Earth dynamics impact so strongly on surface geological processes that we can use sediment palaeo-markers as a window into the deeper Earth. Derived from climatic and tectonic erosive actions on the continents, and related to eustasy, subsidence and isostasy, the sediment in a deep basin is the main recorder of these processes. Nevertheless, defining and quantifying the relative roles of parameters that interact to give the final sedimentary architecture is not a simple task. Using a 3D-grid of seismic and wide-angle data, boreholes and numerical stratigraphic modelling, we propose here a quantification of post-rift vertical movements in the Provençal Basin (West Mediterranean) involving three domains of subsidence: seaward tilting on the platform and the slope and purely vertical subsidence in the deep basin. These domains fit the deeper crustal domains highlighted by previous geophysical data. Post-break-up sedimentary markers may therefore be used to identify the initial hinge lines of the rifting phase and the subsidence laws

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“…[Eurybatic is a term introduced by Haq (10) to distinguish local or regional measures of sea level change from eustatic (global) changes.] This in turn has reinforced the notion of intimate coupling between Earth's mantle and surface processes (11)(12)(13). In addition, the holistic source-to-sink approach and process-based studies on several active and passive continental margins have also helped to reveal the connection of surface topography and basin subsidence [see, e.g., (14,15)].…”

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Inherited landscapes and sea level change

Cloetingh

Haq

2015

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Enabled by recently gained understanding of deep-seated and surficial Earth processes, a convergence of views between geophysics and sedimentary geology has been quietly taking place over the past several decades. Surface topography resulting from lithospheric memory, retained at various temporal and spatial scales, has become the connective link between these two methodologically diverse geoscience disciplines. Ideas leading to the hypothesis of plate tectonics originated largely with an oceanic focus, where dynamic and mostly horizontal movements of the crust could be envisioned. But when these notions were applied to the landscapes of the supposedly rigid plate interiors, there was less success in explaining the observed anomalies in terrestrial topography. Solid-Earth geophysics has now reached a developmental stage where vertical movements can be measured and modeled at meaningful scales and the deep-seated structures can be imaged with increasing resolution. Concurrently, there have been advances in quantifying mechanical properties of the lithosphere (the solid outer skin of Earth, usually defined to include both the crust and the solid but elastic upper mantle above the asthenosphere). The lithosphere acts as the intermediary that transfers the effects of mantle dynamics to the surface. These developments have allowed us to better understand the previously puzzling topographic features of plate interiors and continental margins. On the sedimentary geology side, new quantitative modeling techniques and holistic approaches to integrating source-to-sink sedimentary systems have led to clearer understanding of basin evolution and sediment budgets that allow the reconstruction of missing sedimentary records and past geological landscapes.

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TOPO-EUROPE: Understanding of the coupling between the deep Earth and continental topography

Cited by 22 publications

References 107 publications

Tectonic Models for the Evolution of Sedimentary Basins

Tectonic Models for the Evolution of Sedimentary Basins

Sedimentary markers in the Provençal Basin (western Mediterranean): a window into deep geodynamic processes

Inherited landscapes and sea level change

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