Open AccessResults of DEKORP 2‐S and other reflection profiles through the Variscides
Author(s) -
Meissner R.,
Wever Th.,
Bittner R.
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.tb04425.x
Subject(s) - geology , orogeny , crust , paleozoic , reflection (computer programming) , seismology , perpendicular , thrust , geophysics , paleontology , geometry , tectonics , computer science , programming language , physics , mathematics , thermodynamics
Summary. The first DEKORP profile, DEKORP 2‐S, a 250 km long line perpendicular to the Variscan strike direction, has provided evidence of major crustal shortening during the Variscan orogeny. Sporadic dipping events in a generally transparent upper crust are interpreted as thrust faults, while the highly reflective lower crust fits into the general picture of Palaeozoic provinces. Correlations are established between certain reflectivity patterns and rheology. Moho depths and reflecting lamellae are considered to be post‐Variscan.