Salt tectonics

Animations of the finite element models published in the paper

Lykke Gemmer, Steven J. Ings, Sergei Medvedev and Christopher Beaumont (2004). Salt tectonics driven by differential sediment loading: Stability analysis and finite element experiments. Basin Research.

PDF of manuscript text (216KB); Figure 1 PDF (46KB); Figure 2 PDF (14KB); Figure 3 PDF (36KB); Figure 4 PDF (47KB); Figure 5 PDF (192KB); Figure 6 PDF (36KB); Figure 7 PDF (34KB); Figure 8 PDF (776KB); Figure 9 PDF (800KB); Figure 10 PDF (792KB); Figure 11 PDF (808KB); Figure 12 PDF (536KB); Figure 13 PDF (528KB)

Abstract (HTML)

Sensitivity of Model Results to the Width of the Salt Layer

Model 1:

Overburden Above a Very Wide Salt Layer (w=960 km)

Model 2:

Overburden Above a Wide Salt Layer (w=420 km)

Model 3:

Overburden Above a Moderate Width Salt Layer (w=240 km)
 

Sensitivity of Model Results to Sediment Progradation

Model 4:

Progradation Rate, Vsp = 0 cm/yr

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Model 5:

Progradation Rate, Vsp = 1 cm/yr

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Model 6:

Progradation Rate, Vsp = 5 cm/yr

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Links

Dalhousie Geodynamics, Halifax, Canada

Contact editor: Lykke Gemmer (lykke@earth.leeds.ac.uk)
Last update: March 06, 2004