Geoid and gravity anomaly data of conjugate regions of Bay of Bengal and enderby basin: New constraints on breakup and early spreading history between India and Antarctica

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 114, Issue 3, 2009, Pages

  Krishna, K S ^a   Michael, Laju ^a   Bhattacharyya, R ^b   Majumdar, T J ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (India)

^b INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANISATION   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL MARGIN; CRETACEOUS; FRACTURE ZONE; GEOID; GEOPHYSICAL METHOD; GRAVITY ANOMALY; LITHOSPHERE; RIFTING; VOLCANISM;

ANTARCTICA; ASIA; BAY OF BENGAL; ENDERBY BASIN; EURASIA; INDIA; INDIAN OCEAN; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 67649867688     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008jb005808     Document Type: Article

References (64)

1. Baksi, A. K., T. R. Barmann, D. K. Paul, and E. Farrar (1987), Widespread early Cretaceous flood basalt volcanism in eastern India: Geochemical data-from Rajmahal-Bengal-Sylhet Traps, Chem. Geol., 63, 133-141, doi:10.1016/0009- 2541(87)90080-5.
2. Biswas, S. K. (1996), Mesozoic volcanism in the east coast basins of India, Indian J. Geol., 68, 237-254.
3. Borissova, I., M. F. Coffin, P. Charvis, and S. Operto (2003), Structure and development of a microcontinent: Elan Bank in the southern Indian Ocean, Geochem. Geophys. Geosyst, 4(9), 1071, doi:10.1029/2003GC000535.
4. Brown, B. J., T. Ishihara, and R. D. Müller (2003), Breakup and seafloor spreading between Antarctica, greater India and Australia, in 9th International Symposium on Antarctic Earth Sciences, Potsdam, Federal Republic of Germany, Sept. 8-12, 2003, edited by D. K. Futterer, p. 40, Alfred-Wegener-Stiftung, Bonn, Germany.
5. Chand, S., M. Radhakrishna, and C. Subrahmanyam (2001), India-East Antarctica margins: Rift-shear tectonic setting inferred from gravity and bathymetry data, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett, 185, 225-236, doi:10.1016/ S0012-821X(00)00349-356
6. Chapman, M. E. (1979), Techniques for interpretation of geoid anomalies, J. Geophys. Res., 84, 3793-3801, doi:10.1029/JB084iB08p03793.
7. Chari, M. V. N., J. N. Sahu, B. Benerjee, P. L. Zutshi, and K. Chandra (1995), Evolution of the Cauvery Basin, India from subsidence modeling, Mar. Pet. Geol., 12, 667-675, doi:10.1016/0264-8172(95)98091-I.
8. Coffin, M., M. S. Pringle, R. A. Duncan, T. P. Gladczenko, M. Storey, R. D. Müller, and L. A. Gahagan (2002), Kerguelen hotspot magma output since 130 Ma, J. Petrol., 43, 1121-1139, doi:10.1093/petrology/ 43.7.1121.
9. Curray, J. R. (1991), Possible greenschist metamorphism at the base of a 22-km sedimentary section, Bay of Bengal, Geology, 19, 1097-1100, doi:10.1130/0091-7613(1991)019<1097:PGMATB>2.3.CO;2.
10. Curray, J. R. (1994), Sediment volume and mass beneath the Bay of Bengal, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 125, 371-383, doi:10.1016/0012-821X(94)90227-5.
11. Curray, J. R., F. J. Emmel, D. G. Moore, and W. R. Russel (1982), Structure, tectonics, and geological history of the northeastern Indian Ocean, in The Ocean Basins and Margins, vol.6, The Indian Ocean, edited by A. E. Nairn and F. G. Stheli, pp. 399-450, Plenum, New York.
12. DeMets, C., R. G. Gordon, and J.-Y. Royer (2005), Motion between the Indian, Capricorn and Somalian plates since 20 Ma: Implications for the timing and magnitude of distributed lithospheric deformation in the equatorial Indian Ocean, Geophys. J. Int., 161,445-468, doi:10.111 l/j.1365-246X.2005.02598.X.
13. Desa, M., M. V. Ramana, and T. Ramprasad (2006), Seafloor spreading magnetic anomalies south of Sri Lanka, Mar. Geol., 229, 227-240, doi: 10.1016/j.margeo.2006.03.006.
14. Edwards, R. A., R. B. Whitmarsh, and R. A. Scrutton (1997), Synthesis of the crustal structure of the transform continental margin off Ghana, northern Gulf of Guinea, Geo Mar. Lett., 17,12-20, doi:10.1007/PL00007202.
15. Gaina, C., R. D. Müller, B. Brown, and T. Ishihara (2003), Microcontinent formation around Australia, edited by R. R. Hillis and R. D. Müller, in Evolution and Dynamics of the Australian Plate, Spec. Pap. Geol. Soc. Am., vol.372, pp. 405-416.
16. Gaina, C., R. D. Müller, B. Brown, and T. Ishihara (2007), Breakup and early seafloor spreading between Indian and Antarctica, Geophys. J. Int., 170, 151-169, doi:10.1111/j.l365-246X.2007.03450.x.
17. Gopala Rao, D., K. S. Krishna, and D. Sar (1997), Crustal evolution and sedimentation history of the Bay of Bengal since the Cretaceous, J. Geophys. Res., 102, 17,747-17,768, doi:10.1029/96JB01339.
18. Gordon, R. G., C. DeMets, and D. F. Argus (1990), Kinematic constraints on distributed lithospheric deformation in the equatorial Indian Ocean from present motion between Australian and Indian plates, Tectonics, 9, 409-422, doi:10.1029/TC009i003p00409.
19. Gordon, R. G., C. DeMets, and J.-Y. Royer (1998), Evidence for long-term diffuse deformation of the lithosphere of the equatorial Indian Ocean, Nature, 395, 370-374, doi:10.1038/26463.
20. Hwang, C., H. Y. Hsu, and R. J. Jang (2002), Global mean surface and marine gravity anomaly from multi-satellite altimetry: Application of deflection-geoid and inverse Vening Meinesz formulae, J. Geod., 76, 407-418, doi:10.1007/s00190-002-0265-6.
21. Ingle, S., D. Weis, and F. A. Frey (2002), Indian continental crust recovered from Elan Bank, Kerguelen Plateau (ODP Leg 183, Site 1137), J. Petrol., 43, 1241-1257, doi:10.1093/petrology/43.7.1241.
22. Ishihara, T., B. Brown, and M. Joshima (2000), M-series magnetic anomalies in Enderby Basin, Eos Trans. AGU, 81(48), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract T62B-16.
23. Karner, G. D., and A. B. Watts (1982), On isostacy at Atlantic-type continental margin, J. Geophys. Res., 87, 2923-2948, doi:10.1029/ JB087iB04p02923.
24. 39Ar geochronology of the Rajmahal basalts, India, and their relationship to the Kerguelen Plateau, J. Petrol., 43, 1141-1153, doi:10.1093/petrology/43.7.1141.
25. Krishna, K. S. (2003), Structure and evolution of the Afanasy Nikitin seamount, buried hills and 85°E Ridge in the northeastern Indian Ocean, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 209, 379-394, doi:10.1016/S0012-821X(03) 00081-5.
26. Krishna, K. S., and D. Gopala Rao (2000), Abandoned Paleocene spreading center in the northeastern Indian Ocean: Evidence from magnetic and seismic reflection data, Mar. Geol., 162, 215-224, doi:10.1016/S0025-3227(99)00085-7.
27. Krishna, K. S., D. Gopala Rao, M. V. Ramana, V. Subrahmanyam, K. V. L. N. S. Sarma, A. I. Pilipenko, V. S. Shcherbakov, and I. V. Radhakrishna Murthy (1995), Tectonic model for the evolution of oceanic crust in the northeastern Indian Ocean from the Late Cretaceous to the early Tertiary, J. Geophys. Res., 100, 20,011-20,024, doi:10.1029/94JB02464.
28. Krishna, K. S., M. V. Ramana, D. Gopala Rao, K. S. R. Murthy, M. M. Malleswara Rao, V. Subrahmanyam, and K. V. L. N. S. Sarma (1998), Periodic deformation of oceanic crust in the central Indian Ocean, J. Geophys. Res., 103, 17,859-17,875, doi:10.1029/98JB00078.
29. Krishna, K. S., D. Gopala Rao, L. V. Subba Raju, A. K. Chaubey, V. S. Shcherbakov, A. I. Pilipenko, and I. V. Radhakrishna Murthy (1999), Paleocene on-axis hotspot volcanism along the Ninetyeast Ridge: A interaction between the Kerguelen hotspot and the Wharton spreading center, Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. Earth Planet. Sci., 108, 255-267.
30. Krishna, K. S., J. M. Bull, and R. A. Scrutton (2001a), Evidence for multiphase folding of the central Indian Ocean lithosphere, Geology, 29, 715-718, doi:10.1130/0091-7613(2001)029<0715:EFMFOT>2.0.CO;2.
31. Krishna, K. S., Y. P. Neprochnov, D. Gopala Rao, and B. N. Grinko (2001b), Crustal structure and tectonics of the Ninetyeast Ridge from seismic and gravity studies, Tectonics, 20, 416-433, doi:10.1029/ 2001TC900004.
32. Krishna, K. S., J. M. Bull, and R. A. Scrutton (2009), Early (pre-8 Ma) fault activity and temporal strain distribution in the central Indian Ocean, Geology, 37, 227-230.
33. Lawver, L. A., J.-Y. Royer, D. T. Sandwell, and C. R. Scotese (1991), Evolution of the Antarctic continental margins, edited by M. R. A. Thomson, J. A. Crame, and J. D. Thomson, in Geological Evolution of Antarctica, pp. 533-539, Cambridge Univ. Press, Cambridge, U. K.
34. Liu, C. S., J. R. Curray, and J. M. McDonald (1983), New constraints on the tectonic evolution of the eastern Indian Ocean, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 65, 331-342, doi:10.1016/0012-821X(83)90171-l.
35. Lundgren, B., and P. Nordin (1988), Satellite altimetry-A new prospecting tool, paper presented at Sixth Thematic Conference, Colorado, Environ. Res. Inst, of Mich., Ann Arbor.
36. Majumdar, T. J., and R. Bhattacharyya (2004), An atlas of very high resolution satellite geoid/gravity over the Indian offshore, SAC Tech. Rep. SAC/RESIPA/MWRG/ESHD/TR-21/2004, 46 pp., Space Appl. Cent., Ahmedabad.
37. Majumdar, T. J., K. S. Krishna, S. Chatterjee, R. Bhattacharya, and L. Michael (2006), Study of high-resolution satellite geoid and gravity anomaly data over the Bay of Bengal, Curr. Sci., 90, 211-219.
38. Mascle, J., and E. Blarez (1987), Evidence for transform margin evolution from the Ivory coast-Ghana continental margin, Nature, 326, 378-381, doi:10.1038/326378a0.
39. Müller, R. D., W. R. Roest, J.-Y. Royer, L. M. Gahagan, and J. G. Sclater (1997), Digital isochrons of the worlds ocean floor, J. Geophys. Res., 102, 3211-3214, doi:10.1029/96JB01781.
40. Müller, R. D., C. Gaina, W. R. Roest, and D. Lundbek Hansen (2001), A recipe for microcontinent formation, Geology, 29,203-206, doi: 10.1130/ 0091 -7613(2001 )029<0203 :ARFMF>2.0.CO;2.
41. Mutter, J. C., K. A. Hegarry, S. C. Cande, and J. K. Weissel (1985), Breakup between Australia and Antarctica, a brief review in the light of new data, Tectonophysics, 114, 255-279, doi:10.1016/0040-1951(85)90016-2.
42. Negi, J. G., N. K. Thakur, and P. K. Agrawal (1987), Can depression of the coremantle interface cause coincident Magsat and geoidal "lows" of the central Indian Ocean?, Phys. Earth Planet. Inter., 45, 68-74, doi:10.1016/0031-9201(87)90198-l.
43. Nicolaysen, K., S. Bowring, F. Frey, D. Weis, S. Ingle, M. S. Pringle, and M. F. Coffin (2001), Provenance of Proterozoic garnet-biotite gneiss recovered from Elan Bank, Kerguelen Plateau, southern Indian Ocean, Geology, 29, 235-238, doi:10.1130/0091-7613(2001)029<0235: POPGBG>2.0.CO;2.
44. Nogi, Y., and N. Seama (2002), Basement orientation in the east Enderby Basin, southern Indian Ocean, R. Soc. N. Z. Bull., 35, 539-547.
45. Nogi, Y., K. Nishi, N. Seama, and Y. Fukuda (2004), An interpretation of the seafloor spreading history of the west Enderby Basin between initial breakup of Gondwana and anomaly C34, Mar. Geophys. Res., 25, 221-231,doi:10.1007/ s11001-005-1317-1320
46. Patriar, P. (1987), Reconstitution de l'Evolution du Systeme de Dorsales de l'Ocean Indien par les Methods dela Cinematique des Plaques, 308 pp., Territ. des Terres Aust. et Antarct. Fr., Paris.
47. Powell, C. M., S. R. Roots, and J. J. Veevers (1988), Pre-breakup continental extension in east Gondwanaland and the early opening of the eastern Indian Ocean, Tectonophysics, 155, 261-283, doi:10.1016/ 0040-1951(88)90269- 90277
48. Rajesh, S., and T. J. Majumdar (2004), Generation of 3-D geoidal surface of the Bay of Bengal lithosphere and its tectonic implications, Int. J. Remote Sens., 25, 2897-2902, doi:10.1080/0143116031000102476.
49. Ramana, M. V., et al. (1994), Mesozoic anomalies in the Bay of Bengal, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 121, 469-475, doi:10.1016/0012-821X(94) 90084-1.
50. Ramana, M. V., T. Ramprasad, and M. Desa (2001), Seafloor spreading magnetic anomalies in the Enderby Basin, East Antarctica, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 191, 241-255, doi:10.1016/S0012-821X(01)00413-7.
51. Rao, T. C. S., and V. Bhaskara Rao (1986), Some structural features of Bay of Bengal, Tectonophysics, 124, 141-153, doi:10.1016/0040-1951(86) 90142-3.
52. Rapp, R. H. (1983), The determination of geoid undulations and gravity anomalies from Seasat altimeter, J. Geophys. Res., 88, 1552-1562, doi: 10.1029/JC088iC03p01552.
53. Royer, J.-Y, and M. F. Coffin (1992), Jurassic to Recent plate tectonic reconstructions in the Kerguelen Plateau region, Proc. Ocean Drill. Program Sci. Results, 120, 917-928.
54. Royer, J.-Y, and R. G. Gordon (1997), The motion and boundary between the Capricorn and Australian plates, Science, 277, 1268-1274, doi:10.1126/science. 277.5330.1268.
55. Royer, J.-Y, and D. T. Sandwell (1989), Evolution of the eastern Indian Ocean since the late Cretaceous: Constraints from Geosat altimetry, J. Geophys. Res., 94, 13,755-13,782, doi:10.1029/JB094iB10pl3755.
56. Royer, J.-Y, J. G. Sclater, and D. T. Sandwell (1989), A preliminary tectonic fabric chart of the Indian Ocean, Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. Earth Planet. Sci., 98, 7-24.
57. Sastri, V. V., R. N. Sinha, G. Singh, and K. V. S. Murti (1973), Stratigraphy and tectonics of sedimentary basins on east coast of peninsular India, Am. Assoc. Pet. Geol. Bull., 57, 655-678.
58. Sayers, J., P. A. Symonds, N. G. Direen, and G. Bernardel (2001), Nature of the continent-ocean transition on the non-volcanic rifted margin of the Central Great Australian Bight, in Non-Volcanic Rifting of Continental Margins: A Comparison of Evidence from Land and Sea, edited by R. C. L. Wilson et al., Geol. Soc. Spec. Publ., vol.187, pp. 51-76.
59. Schlich, R. (1982), The Indian Ocean: Aseismic ridges, spreading centers and oceanic basins, in The Ocean Basins and Margins, vol 6, The Indian Ocean, edited by A. E. Nairn and F. G. Stheli, pp. 47-51, Plenum, New York.
60. Stagg, H. M. J., J. B. Colwell, N. G. Direen, P. E. O'Brien, G. Bernardel, I. Borissova, B. J. Brown, and T. Ishihara (2004), Geology of the continental margin of Enderby and MacRobertson lands, East Antarctica: Insights from a regional data set, Mar. Geophys. Res., 25, 183-219, doi:10.1007/s11001- 005-1316-l.
61. Subrahmanyam, C., N. K. Thakur, T. Gangadhara Rao, R. Khanna, M. V. Ramana, and V. Subrahmanyam (1999), Tectonics of the Bay of Bengal: New insights from satellite-gravity and ship-borne geophysical data, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett, 171, 237-251, doi:10.1016/S0012-821X(99) 00148-X.
62. Van Orman, J., J. R. Cochran, J. K. Weissel, and F. Jestin (1995), Distribution of shortening between the Indian and Australian plates in the central Indian Ocean, Earth Planet. Sei. Lett., 133, 35-46, doi:10.1016/0012- 821X(95)00061-G. .
63. Weis, D., S. Ingle, D. Damasceno, F. A. Frey, K. Nicolaysen, and J. Barling (2001), Origin of continental components in Indian Ocean basalts: Evidence from Elan Bank (Kerguelen Plateau, ODP Leg 183, Site 1137), Geology, 29, 147-150, doi:10.1130/0091-7613(2001)029<0147:OOCCII>2.0.CO;2.
64. Wiens, D. A., et al. (1985), A diffuse plate boundary model for Indian Ocean tectonics, Geophys. Res. Lett, 12, 429-432, doi:10.1029/ GL012i007p00429.