Satellite Gravity Constraints on the Antarctic Moho and Its Potential Isostatic Adjustments

• Published in: Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems
• Main Authors: Chaoyang Zhang, Ralph R. B. von Frese, C. K. Shum, Timothy E. Leftwich, Hyung Rae Kim, Alexander V. Golynsky
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2020
• Subjects: Antarctic; GOCE; Moho; isostatic adjustments; Gamburtsev subglacial mountains; Kerguelen mantle hotspot; Geophysics. Cosmic physics; QC801-809; Geology; QE1-996.5; Antarctic Peninsula; Byrd; Gamburtsev Subglacial Mountains; Kerguelen; Marie Byrd Land; Maud Rise; Pacific; Ross Sea; The Antarctic; Transantarctic Mountains; Wilkes Land; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1029/2020GC009048; https://doaj.org/article/9498baf2646245a5aaf6b296dc1699cc

Abstract We investigate the impact of combining Gravity Field and Steady‐state Ocean Circulation Explorer (GOCE) satellite gravity anomaly and Bedmap2 terrain relief data to enhance Antarctic seismic Moho estimates over the satellite's coverage region south of latitude 60°S. The study considers...