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Crustal thickness of Egypt determined by gravity data

✍ Scribed by A.S. Dorre; E. Carrara; F. Cella; M. Grimaldi; Y.A. Hady; H. Hassan; A. Rapolla; N. Roberti


Book ID
104354197
Publisher
Elsevier Science
Year
1997
Tongue
English
Weight
1003 KB
Volume
25
Category
Article
ISSN
1464-343X

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✦ Synopsis


The observed Bouguer gravity anomalies of Egypt and surrounding areas have been analysed in terms of the gravity field components due to the lower crustupper mantle interface (Moho). Band-pass filtering of the observed field in the wavelength band 300<h< 700 km has been assumed to be related to the variable crustal thickness of the area. Seven gravity profiles were chosen and interpreted in terms of 2.5D models. These profiles were constrained by structural sections based on previous seismic survey interpretations from the northern Red Sea and adjoining continental crust. A mean density of 3.30 g cme3 was used for the upper mantle and a density of 2.90 g cm-3 was given to the lower crust. The density of the mantle upwelling assumed for the Red Sea area was 3.15 g cm-3. The result of the 2.5D gravity modelling allowed the construction of a map showing the depth variation of the interface between the upper mantle and the lower crust of Egypt. 0 1997 Elsevier Science Limited. Resume-Les anomalies gravimetriques de Bouguer, observees en Egypte et dans les regions avoisinantes, ont ete analysees en fonction de I'interface croute-manteau (Moho). On suppose que la bande de longueurs d'onde 300<1< 700 km, est reliee a des variations de I'epaisseur crustale dans cette region. Les sept profils gravimetriques choisis ont ete interpretes par des modeles a 2.5D. Les profils ont ete contraints par des sections structurales, deduites de campagnes sismiques realisees precedemment dans le Nord de la Mer Rouge et dans la croute continentale adjacente. Des densites moyennes de 3.3 g cm.3 et 2.9 g cm-3 ont ete utilisees pour le manteau superieur et pour la croute inferieure, respectivement. On suppose une densite de 3.15 g cm-3 pour la remontee du manteau en Mer Rouge. Le resultat de la modelisation gravimetrique a 2.5D a permis la construction d'une carte montrant la variation de profondeur de I'interface entre le manteau superieur et la croute inferieure en Egypte. o 1997 Elsevier Science Limited.


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