Geothermal heat flux reveals the Iceland hotspot track underneath Greenland

Martos, Yasmina M.; Jordan, Tom A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2780-1986; Catalan, Manuel; Jordan, Thomas M; Bamber, Jonathan L; Vaughan, David G. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9065-0570. 2018 Geothermal heat flux reveals the Iceland hotspot track underneath Greenland. Geophysical Research Letters, 45 (16). 8214-8222. 10.1029/2018GL078289

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Abstract/Summary

Curie depths beneath Greenland are revealed by spectral analysis of data from the World Digital Magnetic Anomaly Map 2. A thermal model of the lithosphere then provides a corresponding geothermal heat flux map. This new map exhibits significantly higher frequency but lower amplitude variation than earlier heat flux maps, and provides an important boundary condition for numerical ice‐sheet models and interpretation of borehole temperature profiles. In addition, it reveals new geologically significant features. Notably, we identify a prominent quasi‐linear elevated geothermal heat flux anomaly running northwest‐southeast across Greenland. We interpret this feature to be the relic of the passage of the Iceland hotspot from 80 to 50 Ma. The expected partial melting of the lithosphere and magmatic underplating or intrusion into the lower crust is compatible with models of observed satellite gravity data and recent seismic observations. Our geological interpretation has potentially significant implications for the geodynamic evolution of Greenland.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	10.1029/2018GL078289
ISSN:	0094-8276
Additional Keywords:	geothermal heat flux, Bouguer gravity anomaly, Iceland hotspot track, borehole temperature profiles
Date made live:	02 Aug 2018 10:09 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/520648

Item Type:

Publication - Article

Digital Object Identifier (DOI):

10.1029/2018GL078289

ISSN:

0094-8276

Additional Keywords:

geothermal heat flux, Bouguer gravity anomaly, Iceland hotspot track, borehole temperature profiles

Date made live:

02 Aug 2018 10:09 +0 (UTC)

URI:

https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/520648