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https://doi.org/10.5194/se-13-1027-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/se-13-1027-2022
Research article
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22 Jun 2022
Research article |  | 22 Jun 2022

Reconstructing 3D subsurface salt flow

Stefan Back, Sebastian Amberg, Victoria Sachse, and Ralf Littke

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Three-dimensional backstripping based on the Archimedes principle restored changes through time in 3D subsurface evaporite thickness, 3D salt loss and gain, and 3D subsurface salt movement. The methodology presented is sensitive to any process that influences overburden thickness, in this case sedimentation, erosion and tectonics. The restoration approach can be integrated into existing backstripping workflows and can serve as a benchmark for physics-based numerical modelling of salt tectonics.
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