Revisiting the structure, age, and evolution of the Wharton Basin to better understand subduction under Indonesia.
Understanding the subduction processes along the Sunda Trench requires detailed constraints on the subducting lithosphere. We build a detailed tectonic map of the Wharton Basin based on reinterpretation of satellite-derived gravity anomalies and marine magnetic anomalies. TheWharton Basin is charact...
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ftnio:oai:dsr.nio.org:2264/4502 2023-05-15T13:47:57+02:00 Revisiting the structure, age, and evolution of the Wharton Basin to better understand subduction under Indonesia. Jacob, J. Dyment, J. Yatheesh, V. 2014 http://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/4502 en eng American Geophysical Union An edited version of this paper was published by AGU. Copyright [2014] AGU. To view the published open abstract, go to http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/2013JB010285 Plate tectonics Subduction zone Journal Article 2014 ftnio 2014-04-11T23:20:27Z Understanding the subduction processes along the Sunda Trench requires detailed constraints on the subducting lithosphere. We build a detailed tectonic map of the Wharton Basin based on reinterpretation of satellite-derived gravity anomalies and marine magnetic anomalies. TheWharton Basin is characterized by a fossil ridge, dated ~36.5Ma, offset by N-S fracture zones.Magnetic anomalies 18 to 34 (38–84 Ma) are identified on both flanks, although a large part of the basin has been subducted. We analyze the past plate kinematic evolution of the Wharton Basin by two-plate (India-Australia) and three-plate (India-Australia-Antarctica) reconstructions. Despite the diffuse plate boundaries within the Indo-Australian plate for the last 20 Ma, we obtain finite rotation parameters that we apply to reconstruct the subducted Wharton Basin and constrain the thickness, buoyancy, and rheology of the subducting plate. The lower subductability of younger lithosphere off Sumatra has important consequences on the morphology, with a shallower trench, forearc islands, and a significant inward deviation of the subduction system. This deviation decreases in the youngest area, where theWharton fossil spreading center enters subduction: The discontinuous magmatic crust and serpentinized upper mantle, consequences of the slow spreading rates at which this area was formed, weaken the mechanical resistance to subduction and facilitate the restoration of the accretionary prism. Deeper effects include the possible creation of asthenospheric windows beneath the Andaman Sea, in relation to the long-offset fracture zones, and east of 105°E, as a result of subduction of the spreading center. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctica National Institute of Oceanography, India: Digital Repository Service (DRS@nio) Sunda ENVELOPE(-6.982,-6.982,62.205,62.205) Wharton ENVELOPE(157.817,157.817,-81.050,-81.050) |
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Understanding the subduction processes along the Sunda Trench requires detailed constraints on the subducting lithosphere. We build a detailed tectonic map of the Wharton Basin based on reinterpretation of satellite-derived gravity anomalies and marine magnetic anomalies. TheWharton Basin is characterized by a fossil ridge, dated ~36.5Ma, offset by N-S fracture zones.Magnetic anomalies 18 to 34 (38–84 Ma) are identified on both flanks, although a large part of the basin has been subducted. We analyze the past plate kinematic evolution of the Wharton Basin by two-plate (India-Australia) and three-plate (India-Australia-Antarctica) reconstructions. Despite the diffuse plate boundaries within the Indo-Australian plate for the last 20 Ma, we obtain finite rotation parameters that we apply to reconstruct the subducted Wharton Basin and constrain the thickness, buoyancy, and rheology of the subducting plate. The lower subductability of younger lithosphere off Sumatra has important consequences on the morphology, with a shallower trench, forearc islands, and a significant inward deviation of the subduction system. This deviation decreases in the youngest area, where theWharton fossil spreading center enters subduction: The discontinuous magmatic crust and serpentinized upper mantle, consequences of the slow spreading rates at which this area was formed, weaken the mechanical resistance to subduction and facilitate the restoration of the accretionary prism. Deeper effects include the possible creation of asthenospheric windows beneath the Andaman Sea, in relation to the long-offset fracture zones, and east of 105°E, as a result of subduction of the spreading center. |
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Article in Journal/Newspaper |
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Jacob, J. Dyment, J. Yatheesh, V. |
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Jacob, J. Dyment, J. Yatheesh, V. |
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Jacob, J. |
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Revisiting the structure, age, and evolution of the Wharton Basin to better understand subduction under Indonesia. |
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Revisiting the structure, age, and evolution of the Wharton Basin to better understand subduction under Indonesia. |
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Revisiting the structure, age, and evolution of the Wharton Basin to better understand subduction under Indonesia. |
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Revisiting the structure, age, and evolution of the Wharton Basin to better understand subduction under Indonesia. |
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Revisiting the structure, age, and evolution of the Wharton Basin to better understand subduction under Indonesia. |
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revisiting the structure, age, and evolution of the wharton basin to better understand subduction under indonesia. |
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American Geophysical Union |
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2014 |
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ENVELOPE(-6.982,-6.982,62.205,62.205) ENVELOPE(157.817,157.817,-81.050,-81.050) |
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Sunda Wharton |
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Antarc* Antarctica |
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An edited version of this paper was published by AGU. Copyright [2014] AGU. To view the published open abstract, go to http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/2013JB010285 |
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