Open AccessThe gravity field of a dipping plate in Greece
Author(s) -
Gregersen Søren,
Jæger Willy
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
geophysical journal of the royal astronomical society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.302
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1365-246X
pISSN - 0016-8009
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-246x.1984.tb05054.x
Subject(s) - geology , bouguer anomaly , lithosphere , gravity anomaly , island arc , geophysics , gravitational field , eurasian plate , free air gravity anomaly , seismology , arc (geometry) , gravimetry , geodesy , subduction , tectonics , paleontology , geometry , physics , mathematics , oil field , geotechnical engineering , astronomy , reservoir modeling
Summary. The surface gravity anomalies for a three‐dimensional density model of a dipping lithospheric plate under the Aegean island arc and the Aegean Sea in Greece in the eastern Mediterranean Sea have been calculated. Such a dipping plate has been suggested in geophysical investigations. The calculated gravity maximum over the dipping plate is located in the area of the largest observed Bouguer anomalies inside the island arc. It is suggested that this should be taken into account in studies of crustal structure and gravity in the area.