Distribution of eruptive volcanic basalt in the South China Sea and adjacent areas by interpreting gravity, magnetic and seismic data
- Authors: Dung T.T.1, Que B.C.2, Minh N.Q.1
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Affiliations:
- Institute of Marine Geology and Geophysics
- Institute of Geophysics
- Issue: Vol 10, No 1 (2016)
- Pages: 1-12
- Section: Article
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/1819-7140/article/view/211037
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1134/S1819714016010024
- ID: 211037
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Abstract
Volcanic basalt eruption activity in the South China Sea and adjacent areas occurred strongly in Cenozoic E ra. However, it is difficult to define their ranges and spatial locations.
This paper presents the methods of reduction to the magnetic equator in low latitudes to bring out a better correlation between magnetic anomalies and their causing-sources; high-frequency filtering is to separate gravity and magnetic anomalies as well as information about the volcanic basalts in the upper part of the Earth’s crust; 3D total gradient is to define the spatial location of high density and magnetic bodies. The distribution of eruptive volcanic basalt is determined by multi-dimensional correlation analysis between high frequency gravity and magnetic anomalies with weighted total gradient 3D.
The results from the above-mentioned methods have shown that the distribution of the eruptive volcanic basalt is mainly concentrated along the South China Sea’s sea floor-spreading axis, transitional crust, Manila trench and some large faults zone. These results are improved by existing boreholes and seismic data in the study area.
About the authors
Tran Tuan Dung
Institute of Marine Geology and Geophysics
Author for correspondence.
Email: trantuandung@yahoo.com
Viet Nam, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Caugiay, Hanoi
Bui Cong Que
Institute of Geophysics
Email: trantuandung@yahoo.com
Viet Nam, Building A8, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Caugiay, Hanoi
Nguyen Quang Minh
Institute of Marine Geology and Geophysics
Email: trantuandung@yahoo.com
Viet Nam, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Caugiay, Hanoi