Centre de documentation
scientifique

Empirical model of the gravitational field generated by the oceanic lithosphere / Robert Tenzer in Advances in space research, vol 55 n° 1 ([01/01/2015])  

Public [article]  inAdvances in space research > vol 55 n° 1 [01/01/2015] . - pp 72 - 82 Titre : Empirical model of the gravitational field generated by the oceanic lithosphere Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Robert Tenzer, Auteur ; W. Chen, Auteur ; Zhourun Ye, Auteur Année de publication : 2015 Article en page(s) : pp 72 - 82 Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Géodésie physique [Termes IGN] champ de gravitation [Termes IGN] champ de pesanteur terrestre [Termes IGN] harmonique sphérique [Termes IGN] isostasie [Termes IGN] lithosphère [Termes IGN] modèle empirique [Termes IGN] océan Résumé : (auteur) We present an empirical model of the gravitational field generated by the oceanic lithosphere computed over the world’s oceans with a spectral resolution complete to a spherical harmonic degree of 180. This gravity model is compiled based on applying methods for a spherical harmonic analysis and synthesis of the global gravity and crustal structure models. The in situ seawater densities and the density samples from ocean-floor drilling sites are utilized in the gravimetric forward modeling of bathymetry and marine sediments. The gravitational signal attributed to the oceanic lithosphere density structure is described empirically in terms of the ocean-floor age and depth. The former is explained by the increasing density with age due to conductive cooling of the oceanic lithosphere. The latter describes the gravitational signature of thermal lithospheric contraction, which is isostatically compensated by ocean deepening. The long-wavelength gravity spectrum reflects mainly the compositional and thermal structures within the sub-lithospheric mantle. We demonstrate that this empirical gravity model reproduces realistically most of the long-to-medium wavelength features of the actual gravity field, except for some systematic discrepancies, especially along continental slopes and large sedimentary accumulations, which cannot be described accurately by applied empirical models. Numéro de notice : A2015-296 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : POSITIONNEMENT Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.1016/j.asr.2014.09.023 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asr.2014.09.023 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=76456 [article]