Publication Date:
2018-04-25
Description:
Seismic investigations across the convergent Sunda margin off Indonesia provide a detailed image of the crustal architecture of the Sunda plate boundary. The combined analysis and interpretation of wide-angle and reflection seismic data along two coincident profiles across the subduction zone are complemented by additional lines within the forearc domain, which yield some three-dimensional (3-D) constraints on the velocity-depth structure across the margin. A detailed cross section of the subduction zone is presented, which is confirmed by supplementary gravity modeling. The Sunda convergence zone is a prime example of an accretionary margin, where sediment accretion has led to the formation of a massive accretionary prism, with a total width of 〉110 km between the trench and the forearc basin. It is composed of a frontal wedge which documents ongoing accretion and a fossil part behind the present backstop structure which constitutes the outer high. Moderate seismic velocities derived from wide-angle modeling indicate a sedimentary composition of the outer high. The subducting oceanic slab is traced to a depth of almost 30 km underneath the accretionary prism. The adjacent forearc domain is characterized by a pronounced morphological basin which is underlain by a layer of increased seismic velocities and a shallow upper plate Moho at 16 km depth. We speculate that remnant fragments of oceanic crust might be involved in the formation of this oceanic-type crust found at the leading edge of the upper plate beneath the forearc basin.
Type:
Article
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PeerReviewed
Format:
text
DOI:
10.1029/2000JB000095
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