A Seismic and Intergrated Geophysical Study of the Lithosphere of the Colorado Plateau

A Seismic and Intergrated Geophysical Study of the Lithosphere of the Colorado Plateau
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Publisher:
Total Pages: 102
Release: 1991
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The major effort of this project was field data collection, data processing, and interpretation for the PACE (Pacific to Arizona Crustal Experiment) seismic experiment. This major cooperative study involved the University of Texas at El Paso, the Air Force Geophysical Lab, the U.S. and Canadian Geological Surveys, Stanford University, the University of Saskatchewan and the University of Arizona. The massive data set gathered during this experiment have been analyzed by a variety of techniques. The results show a gradual thickening of the crust from about 30 km in the Basin and Range to about 40 km along the southwestern margin of the Colorado Plateau. Lateral variations along the transition zone were found to be small. Work along a long profile extending from the Nevada Test Site to White Sands Missile Range included collection of new data, waveform modeling of data from the Albuquerque, NM digital seismograph station and a crustal structure study of western New Mexico. These results document thin (approximately 35 km) crust beneath the central portion of the Rio Grande rift, extension of the lithospheric anomaly associated with this rift well east of the physiographic rift valley a broad transitional zone to thick crust on the western margin of the rift, and delineation of a batholithic mass in the upper crust of western New Mexico. Colorado Plateau, Seismic Profiling, Lithospheric Structure.

The Rocky Mountain Region--an Evolving Lithosphere

The Rocky Mountain Region--an Evolving Lithosphere
Author: Karl E. Karlstrom
Publisher:
Total Pages: 460
Release: 2005
Genre: CD-ROMs
ISBN:

With new levels of resolution afforded by modern seismic and analytical techniques, this volume will advance our understanding of how the continents work. For seismologists, tectonophysicists, volcanologists, geochemists, and petrologists, and students of solid Earth history.

The Colorado Plateau

The Colorado Plateau
Author: Donald L. Baars
Publisher: UNM Press
Total Pages: 284
Release: 2000
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9780826323019

Written with the general reader in mind, this is the updated edition of the classic on the geology of the red rock and canyon country of the Fours Corners region of Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico.

Integrated Imaging of the Earth

Integrated Imaging of the Earth
Author: Max Moorkamp
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 266
Release: 2016-05-02
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1118929055

Reliable and detailed information about the Earth’s subsurface is of crucial importance throughout the geosciences. Quantitative integration of all available geophysical and geological data helps to make Earth models more robust and reliable. The aim of this book is to summarize and synthesize the growing literature on combining various types of geophysical and other geoscientific data. The approaches that have been developed to date encompass joint inversion, cooperative inversion, and statistical post-inversion analysis methods, each with different benefits and assumptions. Starting with the foundations of inverse theory, this book systematically describes the mathematical and theoretical aspects of how to best integrate different geophysical datasets with geological prior understanding and other complimentary data. This foundational basis is followed by chapters that demonstrate the diverse range of applications for which integrated methods have been used to date. These range from imaging the hydrogeological properties of the near-surface to natural resource exploration and probing the composition of the lithosphere and the deep Earth. Each chapter is written by leading experts in the field, which makes this book the definitive reference on integrated imaging of the Earth. Highlights of this volume include: Complete coverage of the theoretical foundations of integrated imaging approaches from inverse theory to different coupling methods and quantitative evaluation of the resulting models Comprehensive overview of current applications of integrated imaging including hydrological investigations, natural resource exploration, and imaging the deep Earth Detailed case studies of integrated approaches providing valuable guidance for both experienced users and researchers new to joint inversion. This volume will be a valuable resource for graduate students, academics, industry practitioners, and researchers who are interested in using or developing integrated imaging approaches.

Encyclopedia of Solid Earth Geophysics

Encyclopedia of Solid Earth Geophysics
Author: Harsh Gupta
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 1579
Release: 2011-06-29
Genre: Science
ISBN: 904818701X

The past few decades have witnessed the growth of the Earth Sciences in the pursuit of knowledge and understanding of the planet that we live on. This development addresses the challenging endeavor to enrich human lives with the bounties of Nature as well as to preserve the planet for the generations to come. Solid Earth Geophysics aspires to define and quantify the internal structure and processes of the Earth in terms of the principles of physics and forms the intrinsic framework, which other allied disciplines utilize for more specific investigations. The first edition of the Encyclopedia of Solid Earth Geophysics was published in 1989 by Van Nostrand Reinhold publishing company. More than two decades later, this new volume, edited by Prof. Harsh K. Gupta, represents a thoroughly revised and expanded reference work. It brings together more than 200 articles covering established and new concepts of Geophysics across the various sub-disciplines such as Gravity, Geodesy, Geomagnetism, Seismology, Seismics, Deep Earth Processes, Plate Tectonics, Thermal Domains, Computational Methods, etc. in a systematic and consistent format and standard. It is an authoritative and current reference source with extraordinary width of scope. It draws its unique strength from the expert contributions of editors and authors across the globe. It is designed to serve as a valuable and cherished source of information for current and future generations of professionals.