Tilting and Flexural Stresses in Basins Due to Glaciations—An Example from the Barents Sea

• Published in: Geosciences
• Main Authors: Ingrid F. Løtveit, Willy Fjeldskaar, Magnhild Sydnes
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2019
• Subjects: glaciations; isostasy; flexural stress; faults; hydrocarbon migration; Geology; QE1-996.5; Barents Sea; Tilting; Ice Sheet
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences9110474; https://doaj.org/article/09c809694a2448c8ab7f2de32564b39f

Many of the Earth’s sedimentary basins are affected by glaciations. Repeated glaciations over millions of years may have had a significant effect on the physical conditions in sedimentary basins and on basin structuring. This paper presents some of the major effects that ice sheets might have on sed...