Gravity inversion mapping of crustal thickness and lithosphere thinning for the eastern Mediterranean

摘要

3D gravity inversion, using a new methodology designed specifically for mapping crustal thickness and continental lithosphere thinning at rifted continental margins, has been applied to the eastern Mediterranean in order to determine the distribution of oceanic and continental crust, and ocean-continent transition structure. The new geophysical technique described in this article is of global applicability and has been used on many deep-water frontier, rifted continental margins for the oil and gas industry.