ICONS atlas: CAS - Dnipro-Donets' Basin

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Overview

This page bundles the available data for the Dnipro-Donets' Basin in the Greater Caspian Region. The images are hyperlinks and will open up a separate window with a high resolution PDF image of the map.
The basin data is derived from a lower resolution grid which has been upsampled using GMT. This could have introduced an accuracy which is beyond the original data resolution.

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Dnipro-Donets' Basin location map
Basin name Dnipro-Donets' Basin
Region code CAS
Basin ID 3560
Plate location/code /
Basin cross section

The basin cross section is automatically generated using the available crustal structure data sets. Sometimes the data labels are not plotted correctly, depending on the length of the section.

The location of the profile is indicated in all maps as dashed-dotted thin black line. For the endpoints of the profile, the two points of a given polygon located farthest away from each other were computed.

Dnipro-Donets' Basin cross section
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Dynamic topography evolution for basin centroid
Dnipro-Donets' Basin dynamic topography through time

The dynamic topography history for the basin is derived by tracking the basin centroid. The paleo-location for this point is computed using the EarthByte plate kinematic framework rotating the position back in time.

The dynamic topography model is derived from the S20RTS seismic tomography model (Ritsema et al., 99) by converting seismic velocites to density anomalies using an empirical scaling factor of 0.25. The density anomalies are then advected back in time to compute mantle flow with plate motions superimposed (using the EarthByte plate rotation framework) as surface boundary conditions. The dynamic topography is then derived from the computed density distribution using a free upper boundary. For details regarding the methodology see the following papers:

  • B. Steinberger, H. Schmeling, and G. Marquart. Large-scale lithospheric stress field and topography induced by global mantle circulation. Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 186:75-91, 2001.
    doi: 10.1016/S0012-821X(01)00229-1.
  • B. Steinberger. Effects of latent heat release at phase boundaries on flow in the Earth's mantle, phase boundary topography and dynamic topography at the Earth's surface. Phys. Earth Planet. Int., 164:2-20, 2007.
    doi: 10.1016/j.pepi.2007.04.021.

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Observations

Mantle Lid thickness
Dnipro-Donets' Basin location map
Statistics - Mantle Lid thickness
Median 110.844
Mean 111.584
Scale 10.297
stdev 8.943
Z_min/Location 93.619/48.2667°Lat 41.8°Lon
Z_max/Location 137.406/ 50.0667°Lat 32.1667°Lon

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Depth of 550 deg isotherm
Dnipro-Donets' Basin location map
Statistics - Depth of 550 deg isotherm
Median -43.206
Mean -43.358
Scale 1.914
stdev 1.685
Z_min/Location -48.258/50.0667°Lat 32.1667°Lon
Z_max/Location -40.138/ 48.2667°Lat 41.8°Lon

For explanation to the data source or computation of this grid please follow this link. Clicking the image will open a high-res PDF of the map. Units in the statistics table are same as map units. Z_min and Z_max refer to the minima and maxima with their respective geographic locations.

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Mobil isopachs
Dnipro-Donets' Basin location map
Statistics - Mobil isopachs
Median 6.581
Mean 6.712
Scale 3.423
stdev 2.912
Z_min/Location 0.075/47.7333°Lat 37.4667°Lon
Z_max/Location 12.011/ 48.8333°Lat 37.3667°Lon

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Plain crustal thickness
Dnipro-Donets' Basin location map
Statistics - Plain crustal thickness
Median 40.791
Mean 41.149
Scale 3.089
stdev 2.672
Z_min/Location 36.012/49.6667°Lat 37.3333°Lon
Z_max/Location 46.254/ 49.6333°Lat 33.5333°Lon

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Base middle crust
Dnipro-Donets' Basin location map
Statistics - Base middle crust
Median -32.806
Mean -33.099
Scale 1.283
stdev 1.136
Z_min/Location -35.357/49.6°Lat 33.6°Lon
Z_max/Location -31.108/ 47.6333°Lat 37.9°Lon

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Base lower crust
Dnipro-Donets' Basin location map
Statistics - Base lower crust
Median -42.328
Mean -42.755
Scale 2.473
stdev 2.000
Z_min/Location -46.689/49.6°Lat 33.6°Lon
Z_max/Location -40.162/ 47.6333°Lat 37.9°Lon

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Total crustal thickness
Dnipro-Donets' Basin location map
Statistics - Total crustal thickness
Median 42.464
Mean 42.883
Scale 2.516
stdev 2.008
Z_min/Location 40.162/47.6333°Lat 37.9°Lon
Z_max/Location 46.810/ 49.6°Lat 33.6°Lon

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Base upper crust
Dnipro-Donets' Basin location map
Statistics - Base upper crust
Median -17.739
Mean -17.546
Scale 0.258
stdev 0.507
Z_min/Location -18.758/49.6333°Lat 37.4°Lon
Z_max/Location -15.954/ 51.8°Lat 30.4667°Lon

For explanation to the data source or computation of this grid please follow this link. Clicking the image will open a high-res PDF of the map. Units in the statistics table are same as map units. Z_min and Z_max refer to the minima and maxima with their respective geographic locations.

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Thermal lithospheric thickness
Dnipro-Donets' Basin location map
Statistics - Thermal lithospheric thickness
Median 153.535
Mean 154.467
Scale 11.400
stdev 10.079
Z_min/Location 134.521/48.2667°Lat 41.8°Lon
Z_max/Location 183.325/ 50.0667°Lat 32.1667°Lon

For explanation to the data source or computation of this grid please follow this link. Clicking the image will open a high-res PDF of the map. Units in the statistics table are same as map units. Z_min and Z_max refer to the minima and maxima with their respective geographic locations.

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Heatflow
Dnipro-Donets' Basin location map
Statistics - Heatflow
Median 46.715
Mean 46.634
Scale 0.845
stdev 0.954
Z_min/Location 44.268/48.4667°Lat 40.2333°Lon
Z_max/Location 49.462/ 51.8°Lat 30.4667°Lon

For explanation to the data source or computation of this grid please follow this link. Clicking the image will open a high-res PDF of the map. Units in the statistics table are same as map units. Z_min and Z_max refer to the minima and maxima with their respective geographic locations.

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Topography (ETOPO2)
Dnipro-Donets' Basin location map
Statistics - Topography (ETOPO2)
Median 133.000
Mean 135.007
Scale 32.617
stdev 32.320
Z_min/Location 9.000/48.4°Lat 41.2°Lon
Z_max/Location 246.000/ 47.8333°Lat 37.6333°Lon

For explanation to the data source or computation of this grid please follow this link. Clicking the image will open a high-res PDF of the map. Units in the statistics table are same as map units. Z_min and Z_max refer to the minima and maxima with their respective geographic locations.

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Base hard sediments
Dnipro-Donets' Basin location map
Statistics - Base hard sediments
Median -1.355
Mean -1.606
Scale 0.801
stdev 0.953
Z_min/Location -4.591/49.6667°Lat 37.3333°Lon
Z_max/Location -0.333/ 49.8333°Lat 32.7°Lon

For explanation to the data source or computation of this grid please follow this link. Clicking the image will open a high-res PDF of the map. Units in the statistics table are same as map units. Z_min and Z_max refer to the minima and maxima with their respective geographic locations.

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Temperature at 50km depth
Dnipro-Donets' Basin location map
Statistics - Temperature at 50km depth
Median 645.696
Mean 644.259
Scale 28.595
stdev 24.585
Z_min/Location 576.595/50.0667°Lat 32.1667°Lon
Z_max/Location 696.401/ 48.2667°Lat 41.8°Lon

For explanation to the data source or computation of this grid please follow this link. Clicking the image will open a high-res PDF of the map. Units in the statistics table are same as map units. Z_min and Z_max refer to the minima and maxima with their respective geographic locations.

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Laske sediment thickness
Dnipro-Donets' Basin location map
Statistics - Laske sediment thickness
Median 2.255
Mean 2.653
Scale 2.098
stdev 1.951
Z_min/Location -0.421/48.7°Lat 35.7333°Lon
Z_max/Location 7.719/ 50.0°Lat 35.6333°Lon

For explanation to the data source or computation of this grid please follow this link. Clicking the image will open a high-res PDF of the map. Units in the statistics table are same as map units. Z_min and Z_max refer to the minima and maxima with their respective geographic locations.

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Lithospheric temperature gradient
Dnipro-Donets' Basin location map
Statistics - Lithospheric temperature gradient
Median 6.299
Mean 6.225
Scale 0.266
stdev 0.305
Z_min/Location 5.515/51.0°Lat 32.0°Lon
Z_max/Location 7.459/ 48.2667°Lat 41.8°Lon

For explanation to the data source or computation of this grid please follow this link. Clicking the image will open a high-res PDF of the map. Units in the statistics table are same as map units. Z_min and Z_max refer to the minima and maxima with their respective geographic locations.

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Computations

Isostatic correction
Dnipro-Donets' Basin location map
Statistics - Isostatic correction
Median 0.926
Mean 1.041
Scale 0.817
stdev 0.715
Z_min/Location 0.000/48.9333°Lat 35.4667°Lon
Z_max/Location 2.732/50.0°Lat 35.6333°Lon

Comments

For explanation to the data source or computation of this grid please follow this link. Clicking the image will open a high-res PDF of the map. Units in the statistics table are same as map units. Z_min and Z_max refer to the minima and maxima with their respective geographic locations.

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TTS (sediment)
Dnipro-Donets' Basin location map
Statistics - TTS (sediment)
Median 0.457
Mean 0.565
Scale 0.724
stdev 0.677
Z_min/Location -0.642/50.6333°Lat 33.7667°Lon
Z_max/Location 2.325/49.6333°Lat 37.4°Lon

Comments

For explanation to the data source or computation of this grid please follow this link. Clicking the image will open a high-res PDF of the map. Units in the statistics table are same as map units. Z_min and Z_max refer to the minima and maxima with their respective geographic locations.

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Beta (Sediment)
Dnipro-Donets' Basin location map
Statistics - Beta (Sediment)
Median 1.062
Mean 1.088
Scale 0.102
stdev 0.106
Z_min/Location 0.924/50.6333°Lat 33.7667°Lon
Z_max/Location 1.423/49.6333°Lat 37.4°Lon

Comments

For explanation to the data source or computation of this grid please follow this link. Clicking the image will open a high-res PDF of the map. Units in the statistics table are same as map units. Z_min and Z_max refer to the minima and maxima with their respective geographic locations.

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Crustal vs lithosph. extn.
Dnipro-Donets' Basin location map
Statistics - Crustal vs lithosph. extn.
Median 0.021
Mean 0.009
Scale 0.044
stdev 0.045
Z_min/Location -0.102/48.2667°Lat 41.8°Lon
Z_max/Location 0.089/49.6667°Lat 37.3333°Lon

Comments

For explanation to the data source or computation of this grid please follow this link. Clicking the image will open a high-res PDF of the map. Units in the statistics table are same as map units. Z_min and Z_max refer to the minima and maxima with their respective geographic locations.

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Anomalous TTS
Dnipro-Donets' Basin location map
Statistics - Anomalous TTS
Median 0.897
Mean 0.888
Scale 0.488
stdev 0.437
Z_min/Location -0.014/50.8°Lat 33.7°Lon
Z_max/Location 1.854/49.0°Lat 35.7°Lon

Comments

For explanation to the data source or computation of this grid please follow this link. Clicking the image will open a high-res PDF of the map. Units in the statistics table are same as map units. Z_min and Z_max refer to the minima and maxima with their respective geographic locations.

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Predicted elevation
Dnipro-Donets' Basin location map
Statistics - Predicted elevation
Median 1115.050
Mean 1102.850
Scale 153.044
stdev 132.466
Z_min/Location 750.762/50.1667°Lat 32.0333°Lon
Z_max/Location 1384.640/50.0°Lat 35.0°Lon

Comments

For explanation to the data source or computation of this grid please follow this link. Clicking the image will open a high-res PDF of the map. Units in the statistics table are same as map units. Z_min and Z_max refer to the minima and maxima with their respective geographic locations.

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Beta (Crust)
Dnipro-Donets' Basin location map
Statistics - Beta (Crust)
Median 0.969
Mean 0.964
Scale 0.073
stdev 0.062
Z_min/Location 0.854/49.6333°Lat 33.5333°Lon
Z_max/Location 1.097/49.6667°Lat 37.3333°Lon

Comments

For explanation to the data source or computation of this grid please follow this link. Clicking the image will open a high-res PDF of the map. Units in the statistics table are same as map units. Z_min and Z_max refer to the minima and maxima with their respective geographic locations.

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TTS (crust)
Dnipro-Donets' Basin location map
Statistics - TTS (crust)
Median -0.252
Mean -0.323
Scale 0.611
stdev 0.529
Z_min/Location -1.334/49.6333°Lat 33.5333°Lon
Z_max/Location 0.693/49.6667°Lat 37.3333°Lon

Comments

For explanation to the data source or computation of this grid please follow this link. Clicking the image will open a high-res PDF of the map. Units in the statistics table are same as map units. Z_min and Z_max refer to the minima and maxima with their respective geographic locations.

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Differential Beta
Dnipro-Donets' Basin location map
Statistics - Differential Beta
Median 0.118
Mean 0.123
Scale 0.070
stdev 0.070
Z_min/Location -0.002/50.8°Lat 33.7°Lon
Z_max/Location 0.328/49.6333°Lat 37.4°Lon

Comments

For explanation to the data source or computation of this grid please follow this link. Clicking the image will open a high-res PDF of the map. Units in the statistics table are same as map units. Z_min and Z_max refer to the minima and maxima with their respective geographic locations.

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This basin data is based on interpolated global grids and might contain gridding errors or wrongly interpolated data values.


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