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Walter D. Mooney, Ph.D. US Geological Survey Menlo Park, California USA mooney@usgs

Lecture #15: Continental Margins. IPRCC and SinoProbe Short Course: Lithospheric Evolution through Time April 8-12, 2011. Walter D. Mooney, Ph.D. US Geological Survey Menlo Park, California USA mooney@usgs.gov. Global Seismic Refraction Catalog (GSC). Dr. Walter D. Mooney

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Walter D. Mooney, Ph.D. US Geological Survey Menlo Park, California USA mooney@usgs

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  1. Lecture #15: Continental Margins IPRCC and SinoProbe Short Course: Lithospheric Evolution through Time April 8-12, 2011 Walter D. Mooney, Ph.D. US Geological Survey Menlo Park, California USA mooney@usgs.gov

  2. Global Seismic Refraction Catalog (GSC) Dr. Walter D. Mooney U.S. Geological Survey March, 2010

  3. Influential Marine Geophysicists (From left to right) George Shor, Maurice Ewing and Russell W. Raitt

  4. Contour Maps

  5. Thickness of Sediments

  6. Thickness of Sediments Thickness of Sediments Ritzmann et al. (2007, GJI)

  7. Moho Depth

  8. Cross Sections

  9. Models of Continental Margins and Basins Press et al. (1995, Understanding Earth 4th ed.)

  10. North America – Atlantic Coast Funck et al. (2004, JGR)

  11. North America – Atlantic Coast North America- Atlantic Coast Funck et al. (2004, JGR)

  12. West African Coast Contrucci et al. (2004, GJI)

  13. West African Coast Contrucci et al. (2004, GJI)

  14. Southern African Continental margin Parsiegla et al. ( 2007, S. African Jour. of Geo.)

  15. Southern African Continental margin Parsiegla et al. ( 2009, Geochem. Geophys. Geosys.)

  16. East Greenland margin East Greenland Margin Voss and Jokat (2007, GJI)

  17. East Greenland margin East Greenland Margin Voss and Jokat (2007, GJI)

  18. East Greenland margin East Greenland Margin Voss and Jokat (2007, GJI)

  19. Voring and Lofoten margin Voring and Lofoten Margin Tsikalas et al. (2008, Tectonophys.)

  20. Voring and Lofoten margin Voring and Lofoten Margin Tsikalas et al. (2008, Tectonophys.)

  21. Models of Continental Margins and Basins Press et al. (1995, Understanding Earth 4th ed.)

  22. Subduction Zone

  23. Average Cross Section through the Central Andes

  24. The End

  25. West African Coast Contrucci et al. (2004, GJI)

  26. Evidence for Continental Drift: Fossil Assemblages

  27. Southern African Continental margin Parsiegla et al. ( 2007, S. African Jour. of Geo.)

  28. Moho Depth of Europe 10 20 30 40 50 60 km Ziegler, Dèzes & Schumacher, University of Basel, Switzerland

  29. Southern African Continental margin Parsiegla et al. ( 2007, S. African Jour. of Geo.)

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