3D-NEA: Three-dimensional lithospheric-scale structural model of the North East Atlantic

• Main Authors: Gomez Dacal, Maria Laura, Scheck-Wenderoth, Magdalena, Faleide, Jan Inge, Abdelmalak, Mohamed Mansour, Bott, Judith, Anikiev, Denis
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: GFZ Data Services 2023
• Subjects: North East Atlantic; 3D structural model; georeferenced grids; crustal structure; subsurface geology; layer thickness; crystalline crust; lithospheric mantle; gravity; tomography; density; EARTH SCIENCE > SOLID EARTH; EARTH SCIENCE > SOLID EARTH > GRAVITY/GRAVITATIONAL FIELD > GRAVITY; EARTH SCIENCE > SOLID EARTH > GRAVITY/GRAVITATIONAL FIELD > GRAVITY ANOMALIES; EARTH SCIENCE > SOLID EARTH > TECTONICS; EARTH SCIENCE > SOLID EARTH > TECTONICS > EARTHQUAKES > SEISMIC PROFILE > SEISMIC BODY WAVES; EARTH SCIENCE SERVICES > MODELS; EARTH SCIENCE SERVICES > MODELS > GEOLOGIC/TECTONIC/PALEOCLIMATE MODELS; Svalbard; Greenland; Norway; Gomez; Iceland; North Atlantic; Northeast Atlantic
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5880/GFZ.4.5.2023.001

Abstract The Northeast Atlantic (NEA) region has long been a subject of interest due to its complex geological history, particularly regarding the interaction between the Iceland plume and the lithospheric plates. In this data publication, we present a comprehensive three-dimensional structural and density model of the NEA crust and uppermost mantle, consolidating and integrating a wide range of previously fragmented data sets. Our model highlights the influence of the Iceland plume on the region's geological evolution, shedding light on the mechanisms that facilitated the continental breakup between Europe and Laurentia during the earliest Eocene period. The whole workflow and methods are described in Gomez Dacal et al. (2023) and its Supplementary Information. TechnicalInfo Model coordinates: Model coordinates are given in Equidistant Conic North Atlantic (ECNA): • Projection: Equidistant conic • 1st Standard parallel: 80 • 2st Standard parallel: 70 • Central meridian: -9 • Origin Latitude: 90 • False easting: 805000 • False northing: 3140000 Model dimensions: The horizontal dimensions of the model are 2000 km x 2500 km. The total depth of the model is 300 km. Model bounds in ECNA: Easting: from 0 m to 2000000 m Northing: from 0 m to 2500000 m Model bounds in longitude/latitude (WGS 84): Longitude: from -61° to 54° Latitude: from 60° to 84° Extended model bounds in ECNA: Easting: from -500000 m to 2500000 m Northing: from -500000 m to 3000000 m File description: We provide a set of grid files that collectively allow recreating the 3D geological model which covers the North East Atlantic Ocean and its adjacent areas, including the easternmost area of Greenland, the western coast of Norway, Iceland and Svalbard. The provided structural model consists of 11 units including: (i) sea water and ice; (ii) two layers of sedimentary cover: a shallow and a deep unit; (iii) five crystalline crust units composed of an upper and a lower continental crustal, an oceanic crust and two units of lower crustal bodies ...