Airborne geophysics as a tool for geoscientific research in Antarctica: some recent examples
Open-File Report
2007-1047-SRP-056
By: Fausto Ferraccioli, P.C. Jones, P. Leat, and T.A. Jordan
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Abstract
The polar regions play an important role in Earth's geodynamic and climatic systems. Modern airborne
geophysical surveys combine radio-echo sounding, aeromagnetic and aerogravity methods to explore the geology of
these regions. This paper reviews some recent aerogeophysical investigations undertaken by the British Antarctic
Survey to: 1) Image subglacial rifts of Jurassic age in western Dronning Maud Land, which were associated with early
Gondwana break-up; 2) Investigate crustal growth over the Antarctic Peninsula by Cretaceous arc magmatism and
terrane accretion along the paleo-Pacific margin of Gondwana; 3) Analyse geological boundary conditions for presentday
ice dynamics over Coats Land.
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Ferraccioli, F., Jones, P., Leat, P., and Jordan, T., 2007, Airborne geophysics as a tool for geoscientific research in Antarctica: some recent examples: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2007-1047-SRP-056, 4 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20071047SRP056.
ISSN: 2331-1258 (online)
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Airborne geophysics as a tool for geoscientific research in Antarctica: some recent examples |
| Series title | Open-File Report |
| Series number | 2007-1047-SRP-056 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr20071047SRP056 |
| Year Published | 2007 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Reston, VA |
| Description | 4 p. |
| Larger Work Type | Report |
| Larger Work Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Larger Work Title | Antarctica: A Keystone in a Changing World--Online Proceedings for the Tenth International Symposium on Antarctic Earth Sciences. Santa Barbara, California, U.S.A.--August 26 to September 1, 2007 |
| Other Geospatial | Antarctica |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |