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Kopp, H., Klaeschen, D., Flueh, E.R., Bialas, J. and Reichert, C. (2002). Crustal structure of the Java margin from seismic wide-angle and multichannel reflection data. Journal of Geophysical Research 107: doi: 10.1029/2000JB000095. issn: 0148-0227. |
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Seismic investigations across the convergent Sunda margin off Indonesia provide a detailed image of the crustal architecture of the Sunda plate boundary. The combined analysis and interpretation of wide-angle and reflection seismic data along two coincident profiles across the subduction zone are complemented by additional lines within the forearc domain, which yield some three-dimensional (3-D) constraints on the velocity-depth structure across the margin. A detailed cross section of the subduction zone is presented, which is confirmed by supplementary gravity modeling. The Sunda convergence zone is a prime example of an accretionary margin, where sediment accretion has led to the formation of a massive accretionary prism, with a total width of >110 km between the trench and the forearc basin. It is composed of a frontal wedge which documents ongoing accretion and a fossil part behind the present backstop structure which constitutes the outer high. Moderate seismic velocities derived from wide-angle modeling indicate a sedimentary composition of the outer high. The subducting oceanic slab is traced to a depth of almost 30 km underneath the accretionary prism. The adjacent forearc domain is characterized by a pronounced morphological basin which is underlain by a layer of increased seismic velocities and a shallow upper plate Moho at 16 km depth. We speculate that remnant fragments of oceanic crust might be involved in the formation of this oceanic-type crust found at the leading edge of the upper plate beneath the forearc basin. |
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Keywords
Marine Geology and Geophysics, Marine seismics, Structural Geology, Local crustal structure, Tectonophysics, Dynamics, gravity and tectonics, Geodesy and Gravity, Local gravity anomalies and crustal structure |
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Publisher
American Geophysical Union 2000 Florida Avenue N.W. Washington, D.C. 20009-1277 USA 1-202-462-6900 1-202-328-0566 service@agu.org |
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