Earth tectonics as seen by GOCE - Enhanced satellite gravity gradient imaging

Ebbing, Jörg; Haas, Peter; Ferraccioli, Fausto ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9347-4736; Pappa, Folker; Szwillus, Wolfgang; Bouman, Johannes. 2018 Earth tectonics as seen by GOCE - Enhanced satellite gravity gradient imaging. Scientific Reports, 8 (16356). 9, pp. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-34733-9

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Abstract/Summary

Curvature components derived from satellite gravity gradients provide new global views of Earth’s structure. The satellite gravity gradients are based on the GOCE satellite mission and we illustrate by curvature images how the Earth is seen differently compared to seismic imaging. Tectonic domains with similar seismic characteristic can exhibit distinct differences in satellite gravity gradients maps, which points to differences in the lithospheric build-up. This is particularly apparent for the cratonic regions of the Earth. The comparisons demonstrate that the combination of seismological, and satellite gravity gradient imaging has significant potential to enhance our knowledge of Earth’s structure. In remote frontiers like the Antarctic continent, where even basic knowledge of lithospheric scale features remains incomplete, the curvature images help unveil the heterogeneity in lithospheric structure, e.g. between the composite East Antarctic Craton and the West Antarctic Rift System.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-34733-9
ISSN:	20452322
Additional Information. Not used in RCUK Gateway to Research.:	Correction: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-48629-9
Date made live:	05 Nov 2018 15:08 +0 (UTC)
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Publication - Article

Digital Object Identifier (DOI):

https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-34733-9

ISSN:

20452322

Additional Information. Not used in RCUK Gateway to Research.:

Correction: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-48629-9

Date made live:

05 Nov 2018 15:08 +0 (UTC)

URI:

https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/521435