Open AccessDeep seismic reflection profiles across the western Barents Sea
Author(s) -
Gudlaugsson S.T.,
Faleide J.I.,
Fanavoll S.,
Johansen B.
Publication year - 1987
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.1987.tb04419.x
Subject(s) - geology , crust , seismology , transect , reflection (computer programming) , tectonics , continental crust , oceanic crust , plate tectonics , geophysics , oceanography , subduction , programming language , computer science
Summary. The continental crust beneath the western Barents Sea has been acoustically imaged down to Moho depths in a large scale deep seismic reflection experiment. A first‐order pattern of crustal reflectivity has been established and the thickness of the crust determined. A number of features with important implications for the tectonics of the area have been discovered. The results are presented in the form of two transects.