ICONS atlas: CAS - Mezen Syneclise

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Overview

This page bundles the available data for the Mezen Syneclise in the Greater Caspian Region. The images are hyperlinks and will open up a separate window with a high resolution PDF image of the map.
The basin data is derived from a lower resolution grid which has been upsampled using GMT. This could have introduced an accuracy which is beyond the original data resolution.

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Mezen Syneclise location map
Basin name Mezen Syneclise
Region code CAS
Basin ID 3790
Plate location/code intra-cratonic/INC
Basin cross section

The basin cross section is automatically generated using the available crustal structure data sets. Sometimes the data labels are not plotted correctly, depending on the length of the section.

The location of the profile is indicated in all maps as dashed-dotted thin black line. For the endpoints of the profile, the two points of a given polygon located farthest away from each other were computed.

Mezen Syneclise cross section
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Dynamic topography evolution for basin centroid
Mezen Syneclise dynamic topography through time

The dynamic topography history for the basin is derived by tracking the basin centroid. The paleo-location for this point is computed using the EarthByte plate kinematic framework rotating the position back in time.

The dynamic topography model is derived from the S20RTS seismic tomography model (Ritsema et al., 99) by converting seismic velocites to density anomalies using an empirical scaling factor of 0.25. The density anomalies are then advected back in time to compute mantle flow with plate motions superimposed (using the EarthByte plate rotation framework) as surface boundary conditions. The dynamic topography is then derived from the computed density distribution using a free upper boundary. For details regarding the methodology see the following papers:

  • B. Steinberger, H. Schmeling, and G. Marquart. Large-scale lithospheric stress field and topography induced by global mantle circulation. Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 186:75-91, 2001.
    doi: 10.1016/S0012-821X(01)00229-1.
  • B. Steinberger. Effects of latent heat release at phase boundaries on flow in the Earth's mantle, phase boundary topography and dynamic topography at the Earth's surface. Phys. Earth Planet. Int., 164:2-20, 2007.
    doi: 10.1016/j.pepi.2007.04.021.

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Observations

Mantle Lid thickness
Mezen Syneclise location map
Statistics - Mantle Lid thickness
Median 130.442
Mean 136.862
Scale 11.014
stdev 15.992
Z_min/Location 111.819/64.1°Lat 48.9°Lon
Z_max/Location 174.000/ 60.0°Lat 50.0°Lon

For explanation to the data source or computation of this grid please follow this link. Clicking the image will open a high-res PDF of the map. Units in the statistics table are same as map units. Z_min and Z_max refer to the minima and maxima with their respective geographic locations.

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Depth of 550 deg isotherm
Mezen Syneclise location map
Statistics - Depth of 550 deg isotherm
Median -46.009
Mean -47.383
Scale 2.129
stdev 3.661
Z_min/Location -58.000/60.0°Lat 50.0°Lon
Z_max/Location -42.452/ 64.4333°Lat 48.3333°Lon

For explanation to the data source or computation of this grid please follow this link. Clicking the image will open a high-res PDF of the map. Units in the statistics table are same as map units. Z_min and Z_max refer to the minima and maxima with their respective geographic locations.

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Mobil isopachs
Mezen Syneclise location map
Statistics - Mobil isopachs
Median 3.061
Mean 2.940
Scale 1.260
stdev 0.888
Z_min/Location 0.773/65.6333°Lat 41.5°Lon
Z_max/Location 4.212/ 65.1333°Lat 45.2°Lon

For explanation to the data source or computation of this grid please follow this link. Clicking the image will open a high-res PDF of the map. Units in the statistics table are same as map units. Z_min and Z_max refer to the minima and maxima with their respective geographic locations.

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Plain crustal thickness
Mezen Syneclise location map
Statistics - Plain crustal thickness
Median 33.950
Mean 34.510
Scale 1.552
stdev 1.944
Z_min/Location 32.088/64.7667°Lat 47.0°Lon
Z_max/Location 39.403/ 59.3333°Lat 49.3333°Lon

For explanation to the data source or computation of this grid please follow this link. Clicking the image will open a high-res PDF of the map. Units in the statistics table are same as map units. Z_min and Z_max refer to the minima and maxima with their respective geographic locations.

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Base middle crust
Mezen Syneclise location map
Statistics - Base middle crust
Median -26.657
Mean -27.327
Scale 1.498
stdev 1.970
Z_min/Location -32.268/59.3°Lat 49.2333°Lon
Z_max/Location -24.920/ 64.7667°Lat 47.0°Lon

For explanation to the data source or computation of this grid please follow this link. Clicking the image will open a high-res PDF of the map. Units in the statistics table are same as map units. Z_min and Z_max refer to the minima and maxima with their respective geographic locations.

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Base lower crust
Mezen Syneclise location map
Statistics - Base lower crust
Median -35.880
Mean -36.708
Scale 0.516
stdev 1.649
Z_min/Location -41.268/59.3°Lat 49.2333°Lon
Z_max/Location -35.180/ 62.5333°Lat 49.3333°Lon

For explanation to the data source or computation of this grid please follow this link. Clicking the image will open a high-res PDF of the map. Units in the statistics table are same as map units. Z_min and Z_max refer to the minima and maxima with their respective geographic locations.

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Total crustal thickness
Mezen Syneclise location map
Statistics - Total crustal thickness
Median 36.000
Mean 36.841
Scale 0.492
stdev 1.654
Z_min/Location 35.326/62.5333°Lat 49.3333°Lon
Z_max/Location 41.398/ 59.3333°Lat 49.3333°Lon

For explanation to the data source or computation of this grid please follow this link. Clicking the image will open a high-res PDF of the map. Units in the statistics table are same as map units. Z_min and Z_max refer to the minima and maxima with their respective geographic locations.

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Base upper crust
Mezen Syneclise location map
Statistics - Base upper crust
Median -14.154
Mean -14.480
Scale 0.539
stdev 0.959
Z_min/Location -17.110/59.3°Lat 49.1667°Lon
Z_max/Location -12.965/ 63.5°Lat 42.3°Lon

For explanation to the data source or computation of this grid please follow this link. Clicking the image will open a high-res PDF of the map. Units in the statistics table are same as map units. Z_min and Z_max refer to the minima and maxima with their respective geographic locations.

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Thermal lithospheric thickness
Mezen Syneclise location map
Statistics - Thermal lithospheric thickness
Median 166.813
Mean 173.703
Scale 11.463
stdev 17.313
Z_min/Location 147.819/64.1°Lat 48.9°Lon
Z_max/Location 215.000/ 60.0°Lat 50.0°Lon

For explanation to the data source or computation of this grid please follow this link. Clicking the image will open a high-res PDF of the map. Units in the statistics table are same as map units. Z_min and Z_max refer to the minima and maxima with their respective geographic locations.

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Heatflow
Mezen Syneclise location map
Statistics - Heatflow
Median 45.330
Mean 45.371
Scale 0.719
stdev 0.561
Z_min/Location 44.280/60.2333°Lat 46.6667°Lon
Z_max/Location 46.587/ 63.9667°Lat 49.0667°Lon

For explanation to the data source or computation of this grid please follow this link. Clicking the image will open a high-res PDF of the map. Units in the statistics table are same as map units. Z_min and Z_max refer to the minima and maxima with their respective geographic locations.

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Topography (ETOPO2)
Mezen Syneclise location map
Statistics - Topography (ETOPO2)
Median 146.000
Mean 137.677
Scale 51.891
stdev 49.016
Z_min/Location 9.000/64.6667°Lat 43.3667°Lon
Z_max/Location 276.000/ 63.4333°Lat 45.5333°Lon

For explanation to the data source or computation of this grid please follow this link. Clicking the image will open a high-res PDF of the map. Units in the statistics table are same as map units. Z_min and Z_max refer to the minima and maxima with their respective geographic locations.

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Base hard sediments
Mezen Syneclise location map
Statistics - Base hard sediments
Median -1.921
Mean -2.197
Scale 0.304
stdev 0.590
Z_min/Location -3.681/64.8°Lat 46.6333°Lon
Z_max/Location -0.880/ 64.9°Lat 41.3333°Lon

For explanation to the data source or computation of this grid please follow this link. Clicking the image will open a high-res PDF of the map. Units in the statistics table are same as map units. Z_min and Z_max refer to the minima and maxima with their respective geographic locations.

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Temperature at 50km depth
Mezen Syneclise location map
Statistics - Temperature at 50km depth
Median 606.181
Mean 594.629
Scale 26.576
stdev 34.745
Z_min/Location 516.000/60.0°Lat 50.0°Lon
Z_max/Location 654.243/ 64.3333°Lat 48.5333°Lon

For explanation to the data source or computation of this grid please follow this link. Clicking the image will open a high-res PDF of the map. Units in the statistics table are same as map units. Z_min and Z_max refer to the minima and maxima with their respective geographic locations.

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Laske sediment thickness
Mezen Syneclise location map
Statistics - Laske sediment thickness
Median 2.764
Mean 2.667
Scale 0.915
stdev 0.817
Z_min/Location 0.799/64.9°Lat 41.3333°Lon
Z_max/Location 4.100/ 63.0333°Lat 48.5667°Lon

For explanation to the data source or computation of this grid please follow this link. Clicking the image will open a high-res PDF of the map. Units in the statistics table are same as map units. Z_min and Z_max refer to the minima and maxima with their respective geographic locations.

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Lithospheric temperature gradient
Mezen Syneclise location map
Statistics - Lithospheric temperature gradient
Median 5.928
Mean 5.780
Scale 0.404
stdev 0.459
Z_min/Location 4.786/60.0°Lat 49.0°Lon
Z_max/Location 6.610/ 64.2333°Lat 48.7°Lon

For explanation to the data source or computation of this grid please follow this link. Clicking the image will open a high-res PDF of the map. Units in the statistics table are same as map units. Z_min and Z_max refer to the minima and maxima with their respective geographic locations.

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Computations

Isostatic correction
Mezen Syneclise location map
Statistics - Isostatic correction
Median 1.121
Mean 1.077
Scale 0.344
stdev 0.311
Z_min/Location 0.340/64.9°Lat 41.3333°Lon
Z_max/Location 1.606/63.0333°Lat 48.5667°Lon

Comments

For explanation to the data source or computation of this grid please follow this link. Clicking the image will open a high-res PDF of the map. Units in the statistics table are same as map units. Z_min and Z_max refer to the minima and maxima with their respective geographic locations.

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TTS (sediment)
Mezen Syneclise location map
Statistics - TTS (sediment)
Median 1.051
Mean 1.120
Scale 0.354
stdev 0.407
Z_min/Location 0.503/65.4667°Lat 43.9°Lon
Z_max/Location 2.401/64.7667°Lat 47.0°Lon

Comments

For explanation to the data source or computation of this grid please follow this link. Clicking the image will open a high-res PDF of the map. Units in the statistics table are same as map units. Z_min and Z_max refer to the minima and maxima with their respective geographic locations.

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Beta (Sediment)
Mezen Syneclise location map
Statistics - Beta (Sediment)
Median 1.155
Mean 1.172
Scale 0.060
stdev 0.076
Z_min/Location 1.069/65.4667°Lat 43.9°Lon
Z_max/Location 1.443/64.7667°Lat 47.0°Lon

Comments

For explanation to the data source or computation of this grid please follow this link. Clicking the image will open a high-res PDF of the map. Units in the statistics table are same as map units. Z_min and Z_max refer to the minima and maxima with their respective geographic locations.

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Crustal vs lithosph. extn.
Mezen Syneclise location map
Statistics - Crustal vs lithosph. extn.
Median -0.005
Mean 0.007
Scale 0.057
stdev 0.053
Z_min/Location -0.095/64.1°Lat 48.9°Lon
Z_max/Location 0.156/65.9333°Lat 41.9°Lon

Comments

For explanation to the data source or computation of this grid please follow this link. Clicking the image will open a high-res PDF of the map. Units in the statistics table are same as map units. Z_min and Z_max refer to the minima and maxima with their respective geographic locations.

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Anomalous TTS
Mezen Syneclise location map
Statistics - Anomalous TTS
Median 1.010
Mean 1.136
Scale 0.451
stdev 0.475
Z_min/Location 0.453/65.4667°Lat 43.9°Lon
Z_max/Location 2.349/59.2333°Lat 49.2667°Lon

Comments

For explanation to the data source or computation of this grid please follow this link. Clicking the image will open a high-res PDF of the map. Units in the statistics table are same as map units. Z_min and Z_max refer to the minima and maxima with their respective geographic locations.

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Predicted elevation
Mezen Syneclise location map
Statistics - Predicted elevation
Median 416.608
Mean 349.160
Scale 191.135
stdev 220.641
Z_min/Location -215.027/65.8333°Lat 41.6333°Lon
Z_max/Location 740.933/64.1°Lat 48.9°Lon

Comments

For explanation to the data source or computation of this grid please follow this link. Clicking the image will open a high-res PDF of the map. Units in the statistics table are same as map units. Z_min and Z_max refer to the minima and maxima with their respective geographic locations.

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Beta (Crust)
Mezen Syneclise location map
Statistics - Beta (Crust)
Median 1.014
Mean 1.001
Scale 0.047
stdev 0.053
Z_min/Location 0.874/59.3333°Lat 49.3333°Lon
Z_max/Location 1.073/64.7667°Lat 47.0°Lon

Comments

For explanation to the data source or computation of this grid please follow this link. Clicking the image will open a high-res PDF of the map. Units in the statistics table are same as map units. Z_min and Z_max refer to the minima and maxima with their respective geographic locations.

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TTS (crust)
Mezen Syneclise location map
Statistics - TTS (crust)
Median 0.112
Mean -0.016
Scale 0.352
stdev 0.441
Z_min/Location -1.127/59.3333°Lat 49.3333°Lon
Z_max/Location 0.534/64.7667°Lat 47.0°Lon

Comments

For explanation to the data source or computation of this grid please follow this link. Clicking the image will open a high-res PDF of the map. Units in the statistics table are same as map units. Z_min and Z_max refer to the minima and maxima with their respective geographic locations.

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Differential Beta
Mezen Syneclise location map
Statistics - Differential Beta
Median 0.151
Mean 0.171
Scale 0.075
stdev 0.072
Z_min/Location 0.062/65.4667°Lat 43.9°Lon
Z_max/Location 0.370/64.7667°Lat 47.0°Lon

Comments

For explanation to the data source or computation of this grid please follow this link. Clicking the image will open a high-res PDF of the map. Units in the statistics table are same as map units. Z_min and Z_max refer to the minima and maxima with their respective geographic locations.

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This basin data is based on interpolated global grids and might contain gridding errors or wrongly interpolated data values.


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