Data-driven insights into correlation among geophysical setting, topography and seafloor sediments in the Ross Sea, Antarctic
Detailed mapping based on the high-resolution grids, such as GEBCO, ETOPO1, GlobSed, EGM-2008 is crucial for various domains of Earth sciences: geophysics, glaciology, Quaternary, sedimentology, geology, environmental science, geomorphology, etc. The study presented a GMT-based scripting techniques...
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ftpunivminasgera:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/24658 2023-05-15T13:37:12+02:00 Data-driven insights into correlation among geophysical setting, topography and seafloor sediments in the Ross Sea, Antarctic Lemenkova, Polina 2020-12-09 application/pdf http://periodicos.pucminas.br/index.php/geografia/article/view/24658 https://doi.org/10.5752/P.2318-2962.2021v31n64p1 por por Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais http://periodicos.pucminas.br/index.php/geografia/article/view/24658/17784 http://periodicos.pucminas.br/index.php/geografia/article/view/24658 doi:10.5752/P.2318-2962.2021v31n64p1 Copyright (c) 2020 Polina Lemenkova Caderno de Geografia; v. 31 n. 64 (2021): Janeiro a Março de 2021; 1 2318-2962 0103-8427 Ross Sea Antarctic Southern Ocean Cartography Geophysics Bathymetry GMT info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2020 ftpunivminasgera https://doi.org/10.5752/P.2318-2962.2021v31n64p1 2021-10-23T18:31:14Z Detailed mapping based on the high-resolution grids, such as GEBCO, ETOPO1, GlobSed, EGM-2008 is crucial for various domains of Earth sciences: geophysics, glaciology, Quaternary, sedimentology, geology, environmental science, geomorphology, etc. The study presented a GMT-based scripting techniques of the cartographic data processing aimed at the comparative analysis of the bathymetry, sediment thickness, geologic objects and geophysical settings in the study area based on various datasets. The study area is located in the Ross Sea, Antarctic. The highest values of the sediment thickness over 7,500 m are dominating in the southwest segment of the Ross Sea closer to the Victoria Land, followed by the region over the Ross Ice Shelf with values between 5,500 to 7,000 m (170°-175°W). The increased sediment thickness (2,500 to 3,000 m) was also mapped seen in the region NE off the Sulzberger Bay (70-75°S to 140-155°W), caused by the closeness of the Marie Bird Land ice coasts. A remarkable correlation between the gravity and the topography of the sea-land border in the Marie Bird Land area is well reflected in the coastal line and a set of the higher values in the free-air gravity. On the contrary, negative values (–60 to -80 mGal) are notable along the submarine toughs stretching parallel in the western part of the basin: e.g. the trough stretching in NW-SE direction in the 170°W-175°E, 65°S-68°S, between the 167°W-175°W, 70°S-72°S. Such correlations are clearly visible on the map, indicating geological lineaments and bathymetric depressions correlating with gravity grids. The paper contributes to the regional studies of the Ross Sea, the Antarctic and Polar region, and development of the cartographic technical methodologies by presenting an application of the GMT for thematic mapping. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Ice Shelf Ross Ice Shelf Ross Sea Southern Ocean Sulzberger Bay Victoria Land Portal de Periódicos Eletrônicos PUC Minas (Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais) Antarctic Ross Ice Shelf Ross Sea Southern Ocean Sulzberger Bay ENVELOPE(-152.000,-152.000,-77.000,-77.000) The Antarctic Victoria Land Caderno de Geografia 31 64 1 |
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Detailed mapping based on the high-resolution grids, such as GEBCO, ETOPO1, GlobSed, EGM-2008 is crucial for various domains of Earth sciences: geophysics, glaciology, Quaternary, sedimentology, geology, environmental science, geomorphology, etc. The study presented a GMT-based scripting techniques of the cartographic data processing aimed at the comparative analysis of the bathymetry, sediment thickness, geologic objects and geophysical settings in the study area based on various datasets. The study area is located in the Ross Sea, Antarctic. The highest values of the sediment thickness over 7,500 m are dominating in the southwest segment of the Ross Sea closer to the Victoria Land, followed by the region over the Ross Ice Shelf with values between 5,500 to 7,000 m (170°-175°W). The increased sediment thickness (2,500 to 3,000 m) was also mapped seen in the region NE off the Sulzberger Bay (70-75°S to 140-155°W), caused by the closeness of the Marie Bird Land ice coasts. A remarkable correlation between the gravity and the topography of the sea-land border in the Marie Bird Land area is well reflected in the coastal line and a set of the higher values in the free-air gravity. On the contrary, negative values (–60 to -80 mGal) are notable along the submarine toughs stretching parallel in the western part of the basin: e.g. the trough stretching in NW-SE direction in the 170°W-175°E, 65°S-68°S, between the 167°W-175°W, 70°S-72°S. Such correlations are clearly visible on the map, indicating geological lineaments and bathymetric depressions correlating with gravity grids. The paper contributes to the regional studies of the Ross Sea, the Antarctic and Polar region, and development of the cartographic technical methodologies by presenting an application of the GMT for thematic mapping. |
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Data-driven insights into correlation among geophysical setting, topography and seafloor sediments in the Ross Sea, Antarctic |
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Data-driven insights into correlation among geophysical setting, topography and seafloor sediments in the Ross Sea, Antarctic |
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Data-driven insights into correlation among geophysical setting, topography and seafloor sediments in the Ross Sea, Antarctic |
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Data-driven insights into correlation among geophysical setting, topography and seafloor sediments in the Ross Sea, Antarctic |
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Data-driven insights into correlation among geophysical setting, topography and seafloor sediments in the Ross Sea, Antarctic |
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data-driven insights into correlation among geophysical setting, topography and seafloor sediments in the ross sea, antarctic |
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