Initial opening of the Eurasian Basin, Arctic Ocean

• Published in: Frontiers in Earth Science
• Main Authors: Kai Berglar, Dieter Franke, Rüdiger Lutz, Bernd Schreckenberger, Volkmar Damm
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016
• Subjects: Arctic Ocean; exhumed mantle; Yermak Plateau; Reflection seismic data; continent-ocean transition; Magma-poor rifting; Science; Q; Arctic; Barents Sea; Arctic Basin; Yermak plateau
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3389/feart.2016.00091; https://doaj.org/article/7d42257657804dcb8b5051624bcd105a

Analysis of the transition from the NE Yermak Plateau into the oceanic Eurasian Basin sheds light on the Paleocene formation of this Arctic basin. Newly acquired multichannel seismic data with a 3600 m long streamer shot during ice-free conditions enables the interpretation of crustal structures. Ev...