The three-dimensional lithospheric structure of the Falkland Plateau region based on gravity modelling

• Published in: Journal of the Geological Society
• Main Authors: Kimbell, Geoffrey, Richards, Philip
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Geological Society of London 2008
• Subjects: Earth Sciences; Falkland Plateau; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/3784/; https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/3784/1/falklands_3dmod_paper.pdf; http://jgs.geoscienceworld.org/content/vol165/issue4/

The lithospheric structure of the Falkland Plateau region has been modelled by making an initial estimate on the basis of local isostasy and then refining the geometries by inversion of gravity anomalies. The model predicts a crustal thickness beneath the Falkland Plateau Basin that is more than twi...