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Articles | Volume 10, issue 6
Articles | Volume 10, issue 6
https://doi.org/10.5194/se-10-2073-2019
© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/se-10-2073-2019
© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 10, issue 6
Research article
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21 Nov 2019
Research article |  | 21 Nov 2019

Density distribution across the Alpine lithosphere constrained by 3-D gravity modelling and relation to seismicity and deformation

Cameron Spooner, Magdalena Scheck-Wenderoth, Hans-Jürgen Götze, Jörg Ebbing, György Hetényi, and the AlpArray Working Group

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By utilising both the observed gravity field of the Alps and their forelands and indications from deep seismic surveys, we were able to produce a 3-D structural model of the region that indicates the distribution of densities within the lithosphere. We found that the present-day Adriatic crust is both thinner and denser than the European crust and that the properties of Alpine crust are strongly linked to their provenance.
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