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Processed seismic data of Cruise MSM14/2 2010

The initial study area of the cruise MSM14/2 GeoNORM (Geophysik im noerdlichen Roten Meer) was the northern Red Sea. However, because of not given research permissions from Egypt and Saudi Arabia, the study area had to be changed to the alternative study area Eratosthenes Seamount (ESM), south of Cyprus. The ESM is supposed to represent a continental fragment of the former African-Arabian Plate that is entering the subduction zone south of Cyprus i.e. the subduction turns into collision in the area of the ESM. This changed the entire tectonic setting in the Eastern Mediterranean. Therefore, the tectonic evolution of the area is rather complex with phases of extension, subduction, compression, salt tectonics and gravitational processes and not comprehensively understood. Because of the isolation of the ESM as a continental fragment this region is an ideal spot to investigate the transition from regular subduction to continental collision and its associated tectonic processes i.e. faults were activated or reactivated, transform motion has to be compensated, the overriding plate has been elevated. This impacts the ongoing geological and tectonic processes in this region but also influences the social and economic life in the Eastern Mediterranean as earthquakes and submarine landslides are possible geohazards and the entering of the ESM to the subduction trench alters the thermal history of the adjacent sedimentary basins significantly what should have an influence on the maturity processes within the source rock sediments and new faults open new migration paths for hydrocarbon fluids or gases.

Processed seismic data of Cruise BGR 1977

A geophysical reconnaissance survey was carried out in the Labrador Sea and Davis Strait between July and September 1977 by BGR. The data format is Society of Exploration Geophysicists SEG Y. The survey was executed on the research vessel MS Explora. The seismic, magnetic and gravity data from 5931 line-kilometers on 21 lines were recorded on magnetic tape. A 24-fold coverage technique was used with 48 seismic channels (traces), with a 2400m streamer cable, and 23.45 l airgun array. A full integrated computerized satellite navigation system (INDAS III) served as positioning system. Based on a preliminary interpretation of the seismograms, the Labrador Sea was devided into an eastern (Greenland) and western (Canadian) area, seperated by the Mid Labrador Ridge. Within the eastern part of the Labrador Sea the Pre-Cenozoic sediments show three distinct layers, traceable over the entire Greenland area of the sea. In the Cenozoic layer olisthostromes occur. The highest apparent velocity determined from sonobuoy data was 9.26 km/sec. The calculated refractor lies at a depth of approximately 13 km. The seismic section from the sediments on the Canadian side of the Labrador Sea show a uniform series of thick sediments below the Cenozoic cover. The highly disturbed basement is often masked by the multiple reflections from the seafloor. Statements about the nature and structure of the basement can only be made after processing data.

Processed seismic data of Cruise ARK25/3

The multidisciplinary marine geoscientific expedition ARK-25/3 was focused on the Greenland part of northern Baffin Bay and was aimed to acquire new geoscientific data to be used for modelling the evolution of the Greenland continental margin and its hydrocarbon prospective. The data format is Society of Exploration Geophysicists SEG Y. The cruise was performed under the direction of the Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources Hannover in cooperation with the Alfred-Wegener-Institute for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven. Using 70 days of ship time onboard the research icebreaker R/V POLARSTERN a comprehensive data set was acquired along profiles extending from the deep oceanic basin in the central part of North Baffin Bay onto the Greenland continental margin in an area which was bordered by the Kane Basin in the North and Disko Island in the South. By means of multi-channel seismic, wide angle seismic, gravimetric and magnetic methods the structural inventory of the crust in the NW Baffin Bay was investigated. Additionally, heat flow data and sediment cores were collected along lines crossing the Greenland continental margin. The cores were extracted for geochemical and geomicrobiological analysis to be used for basin modelling, studying the hydrocarbon potential, and the hydrocarbon degradation by microorganisms under polar conditions. Geological sampling in the coastal area was done between Melville Bay and Washington Land. The collected rock material will be used to derive constraints on the erosion history of the coastal area. Aeromagnetic data was acquired covering a substantial part of the marine survey area to investigate magnetic signatures of the oceanic crust and the continental margin. This report summarizes the working programme and contains the documentation of acquired data and first results of the expedition.

INSPIRE-ATOM ST GE-GP, Messgebiete, Messstationen

Der Dienst stellt die Gebiete geophysikalischer Untersuchungen, unterteilt in die einzelnen Messverfahren Geoelektrik, Geomagnetik, Gravimetrie, Seismik sowie die Stationen der Erdbebenüberwachung dar. Die Informationen zu den geophysikalischen Untersuchungen beinhalten Angaben zum Gebiet, Zeitraum der Messungen, Ergebnisberichte und Bezeichnungen der Ablage im Fachinformationssystem Geophysik. Die seismologischen Überwachungsstationen in Sachsen-Anhalt enthalten Informationen zu Namensraum und Identifikation, Plattform- und Stationstyp, den Rang der Station in überregionalen Messnetzen und Links auf Aufzeichnungsergebnisse und Dokumentationsseiten zum Verbundsystem. Messdaten sind nicht Bestandteil dieser Datensätze.

Geophysikalische Untersuchungen von Beckenstrukturen und Sedimentinventar in der Inneren Mongolei, NW China

Dieses Projekt ist ein Teil des DFG-Bündelprojektes 'Rekonstruktiondes spätpleistozänen und holozänen Environments in der westlichen Inneren Mongolei, NW-China'. Zur Klärung der tektonischen, sedimentologischen und hydrogeologischen Entwicklung eines Sedimentbeckens in der Badain Jaran Shamao werden in einem multimethodischen Ansatz elektrisch-elektromagnetische Messungen durchgeführt (Spektrale Induzierte Polarisation, Magnetotellurik, Transiente Elektromagnetik, Bodenradar, Geoelektrik). Aufbauend auf langjährigen Erfahrungen in Wüstengebieten sind optimierte multimethodische Messstrategien und Methoden zur gemeinsamen Inversion der verschiedenen Meßdaten weiter zu entwickeln. Das Vorhaben ist Teil eines interdisziplinären Bündelantrages (Paläoklimatologie, Hydrogeologie, Strukturgeologie, Fernerkundung, Bodenkunde). Hauptforschungsziel des Gesamtantrages ist die Klärung der Frage, ob in Nordafrika nachgewiesene spätquartäre abrupte Klimawechsel in den zentralasiatischen Wüsten einen kontemporären Verlauf zeigen. Ziel: Das Ziel des Projektes ergibt sich aus der Frage, ob in Nordafrika nachgewiesene, spätquartäre, abrupte Klimawechsel in den zentralasiatischen Wüsten einen kontemporären Verlauf zeigen. Seitdem die afrikanische Platte etwa die heutige geographische Position erreicht hat und das tibetische Plateau eine bedeutende Höhenlage entwickelte, besteht ein von letzterem ausgehender, hochtroposphärische Strahlstrom, welcher zu einem Delta über Nordafrika führt mit der Folge der weitgehenden Unterdrückung der für die übrigen Wüstengebiete charakteristischen Sommerniederschläge. Es ist daher von besonderem Interesse zu wissen, ob die am Nordrand des tibetischen Plateaus gelegenen Wüstengebiete eine korrelate Änderung des Environments erfuhren, da die Albedo über dem tibetischen Plateau und seinen Randgebieten Rückwirkungen auf die Zirkulation über den altweltlichen Wüstengürteln zur Folge haben müsste. Deren Steuerung durch Vergletscherung, Vegetationsbedeckung und topographische Position müsste sich in den fluvialen Akkumulationsräumen in den ariden Gebieten nördlich Tibets abzeichnen. Sie bieten besonders günstige Voraussetzungen, da sie wahrscheinlich seit dem Beginn des Quartärs geschlossene und langfristig endorheische Becken darstellen, in denen zeitweise ausgedehnte Endseen entstanden. Die Sedimentmächtigkeit überschreitet nach Vorstudien 230m. Es handelt sich um feinklastische Sedimente, die zum Teil rhythmisch geschichtete sind und einen Zeitraum von 800.000 Jahren überspannen. Es ist eine Feinauflösung sowohl der potamologischen, äolischen wie limnologischen Sedimentführung auf die klimatisch gesteuerten Einträge zu erwarten. Insofern erweisen sich die Sedimentationsräume als Archive für die klimatisch und gegebenenfalls tektonisch gesteuerte Variabilität und Entwicklung innerhalb des tibetischen Orogens und seines nördlichen Vorlandes. (...)

Processed seismic data of Cruise BGR 1974

Reconnaissance surveys were carried out in 1974 within the framework of the BGR program "Geoscientific studies in the North Atlantic". The areas covered were the continental margin of Spitsbergen, the Barents Sea and the Norwegian continental margin. On the R/V LONGVA (10th August, 1974 - 10th September, 1974) multichannel seismic measurements were carried out on 40 lines with a total length of 8,091 km. The data format is Society of Exploration Geophysicists SEG Y.

Forschergruppe (FOR) 1598: From Catchments as Organised Systems to Models based on Dynamic Functional Units (CAOS), Non-invasive geophysical and remote sensing methods to map and characterize relevant structures and processes

This project is a continuation of project F funded in the first phase of the DFG Research Group CAOS, where we evaluated the potential of different ground-based geophysical techniques for exploring hydrological systems regarding subsurface structures, characteristics, and processes. Building up on the results of this project, we now focus on further developing selected geophysical techniques (timelapse GPR imaging) for deepening our understanding of hydrological processes at the plot and hillslope scale. In addition, we propose to systematically evaluate modem remote sensing techniques because they cun-ently represent the only means to efficiently explore larger areas or entire catchments. Here, we focus on a combination of full-waveform laserscanning and hyperspectral imaging because they can provide detailed Information regarding geometrical and physical properties of earth's surface, respectively. To link remote sensing with point/plot/hillslope scale data as provided by geophysics and conventional hydrological field techniques, we believe that further methodological innovations are needed. For example, we plan to establish a unique field laboratory to better understand the responses of geophysical and remote sensing techniques to different natural and artificial hydrological events and to develop exploration strategies advancing the applicability of geophysics and remote sensing for hydrological applications at a variety of spatial scales.

Processed seismic data of Cruise Nares 2001

The Scientific staff and crew onboard CCGS Louis S. St. Laurent (LSL) returned September the 10th, 2001 from a scientific expedition to the Nares Strait, the northernmost waterway connecting the Arctic and Atlantic oceans. The data format is Society of Exploration Geophysicists SEG Y. The ice conditions in the strait required the support of Canada's largest ice breaker. The ship was a versatile platform for 34 scientists to accomplish their marine investigation. The LSL has a history of supporting international scientific expeditions including an oceanographic transect of the Arctic Ocean in 1994 and a biological study of the Canadian Arctic Islands in 1999. Germany (Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe, BGR) and Canada (Geological Survey of Canada) undertook a 5-week scientific cruise to study and explore the geological structure and evolution of the Nares Strait. The primary objective was the study of structural features relating to the formation of the Arctic Ocean and, in particular, the study of the Wegener Fault. This fault is a linear boundary between Greenland and Ellesmere Island which was noted by the German scientist Alfred Wegener in 1915 and later became the subject of a major scientific controversy. The co-operative cruise, which was planned over a period of 2 years, provided the basis for a wide range of scientific investigations, from marine seismic work and climate change studies through airborne magnetic investigations to geodetic survey measurements and geological sampling onshore. Systematic geophysical offshore studies in this key area had not been undertaken before. Where towing of seismic equipment was not possible because of ice coverage, magnetic maps were made using a helicopter-borne magnetic sensor system. Sediment and water samples taken during the cruise provide information on changes in climate and sea ice cover from the last ice-age to the present. An 11 m-long sediment core from outer Jones Sound is the longest core ever taken in the Canadian Arctic channels and holds clues to the detailed climate history of northern Baffin Bay.

Processed seismic data of Cruise ARK5/3 1988

In July/August 1988 a seismic reconnaisance survey was carried out with F.S. Polarstern on the perennially ice covered East Greenland shelf between latitudes 73°N and 81°N. The data format is Society of Exploration Geophysicists SEG Y. 14 reflection seismic lines with a total length of 2.016 km and 12 sonobuoy refraction profiles were recorded. The following results were obtained: •On the wide Holm Land shelf province north of 79°N three possible Cretaceous rift basins were observed. •A buildup of layered extrusive basaltic rocks forming a wedge of seaward dipping reflectors underlies the Holm Land continental slope. •On the Northeastern Greenland shelf province the existence of a wide sedimentary basin was demonstrated north of 76°N. •South of 76°N four volcanic structures from the continent to ocean were observed: The zone of Early Tertiary plateau basalts (zone I) that occur landward of an escarpment, a flat lying basaltic flow unit immediately seaward of the escarpment (zone II), an elongate wedge of seaward dipping reflectors (zone IIIa), a basaltic flow unit which in places shows seaward dipping beds of short length (zone IIIb), and the oceanic crust. •Dyke swarms and intrusions of inferred Neogene age were recognized at several locations.

Processed seismic data of Cruise BGR 1994

On the M/V Akademic Nemchinow multichannel seismic measurements were carried out on 34 lines with a total length of 4,000 km. The area covered was the Laptev Sea. The data format is Society of Exploration Geophysicists SEG Y.

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