Articles | Volume 12, issue 8
https://doi.org/10.5194/se-12-1987-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/se-12-1987-2021
Method article
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30 Aug 2021
Method article |  | 30 Aug 2021

Contribution of gravity gliding in salt-bearing rift basins – a new experimental setup for simulating salt tectonics under the influence of sub-salt extension and tilting

Michael Warsitzka, Prokop Závada, Fabian Jähne-Klingberg, and Piotr Krzywiec

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Interactive discussion

Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on se-2021-17', Gaël Lymer, 26 Mar 2021
    • AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Michael Warsitzka, 25 May 2021
  • RC2: 'Comment on se-2021-17', Frank Zwaan, 28 Mar 2021
    • AC2: 'Reply on RC2', Michael Warsitzka, 25 May 2021
  • RC3: 'Comment on se-2021-17', Oriol Ferrer, 13 Apr 2021
    • AC3: 'Reply on RC3', Michael Warsitzka, 25 May 2021

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision | EF: Editorial file upload
AR by Michael Warsitzka on behalf of the Authors (26 May 2021)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (28 May 2021) by Susanne Buiter
RR by Frank Zwaan (28 Jun 2021)
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (28 Jun 2021) by Susanne Buiter
AR by Michael Warsitzka on behalf of the Authors (02 Jul 2021)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Publish as is (05 Jul 2021) by Susanne Buiter
ED: Publish as is (05 Jul 2021) by Susanne Buiter (Executive editor)
AR by Michael Warsitzka on behalf of the Authors (07 Jul 2021)  Manuscript 
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Short summary
A new analogue modelling approach was used to simulate the influence of tectonic extension and tilting of the basin floor on salt tectonics in rift basins. Our results show that downward salt flow and gravity gliding takes place if the flanks of the rift basin are tilted. Thus, extension occurs at the basin margins, which is compensated for by reduced extension and later by shortening in the graben centre. These outcomes improve the reconstruction of salt-related structures in rift basins.