Wang Gongnian (1993): Geological interpretation of a high-order satellite gravity anomaly in the Central Pacific

Leg/Site/Hole:
DSDP 17
DSDP 33
DSDP 17 165
DSDP 33 315
DSDP 33 316
Identifier:
1999-072198
georefid

Creator:
Wang Gongnian
author

Identification:
Geological interpretation of a high-order satellite gravity anomaly in the Central Pacific
1993
Nanhai Dizhi Yanjiu = Geological Research of South China Sea
China University of Geosciences Press, Wuhan, China
5
86-94
This paper mainly analyses the tectonics, island chains and fractures as reflected from 180-order satellite gravity anomaly calculated based on GEM (sub 10) C model. The Marshall and Line Island chains are uniformly dislocated during the late stage of their formation, which is the western extension of the Clarion fracture zone and parallel to the western extension of the Mendocino fracture zone. The latter zone once caused offset of magnetic anomaly belt in the west of Hawaii. Typical of hot spot genesis, the Hawaiian Islands chain displays a unique gravity anomaly which was believed to share the same forming mechanism with Marshall and Line Islands chains. However, in respect of great difference in their anomaly pattern, hot spot energy is believed to be weaker for the latter two islands. Age relationship of several groups of fractures is also elaborated based on anomaly pattern. It is assumed that the Cretaceous magnetic quiet zone of the subsided Darwin Rise might be related to thermal demagnetization in the area, when it rose.
Chinese
Serial
Coverage:Geographic coordinates:
North:28.3000
West:-179.0000East: 173.0000
South:-1.0000

Solid-earth geophysics; Applied geophysics; age; Central Pacific; Clarion fracture zone; correlation; Cretaceous; Darwin Rise; Deep Sea Drilling Project; demagnetization; displacements; DSDP Site 165; DSDP Site 315; DSDP Site 316; East Pacific; East Pacific Ocean Islands; Emperor Seamounts; faults; fractures; free-air anomalies; geophysical methods; geophysical surveys; gravity anomalies; gravity methods; Hawaii; hot spots; interpretation; Leg 17; Leg 33; Line Islands; Marshall Islands; Mendocino fracture zone; Mesozoic; Micronesia; North Pacific; Northeast Pacific; Northwest Pacific; ocean floors; Oceania; Pacific Ocean; paleomagnetism; plate tectonics; Polynesia; remote sensing; satellite methods; seamounts; surveys; thermal demagnetization; United States; upper Mesozoic; West Pacific;

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