| Abstract: | Data have been digitized and combined to create four detailed depth horizon grids spanning the Alaskan North Slope and adjacent offshore areas. These map horizon compilations were created to aid in petroleum system modeling and related studies. Topography/bathymetry is extracted from a recent Arctic compilation of global onshore DEM and satellite altimetry and ship soundings offshore. The Lower Cretaceous Unconformity (LCU), the top of the Triassic Shublik Formation, and the pre-Carboniferous acoustic basement horizon grids are created from numerous seismic studies, drill hole information, and interpolation. These horizons were selected because they mark critical times in the geologic evolution of the region as it relates to petroleum. The various horizons clearly show the major tectonic elements of this region including the Brooks Range, Colville Trough, Barrow Arch, Hanna Trough, Chukchi Platform, Nuwuk Basin, Kaktovik Basin, and Canada Basin. The gridded data are available in a variety of data formats for use in regional studies. |
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| ProdID: | 51410 |
| Citation Author: | Saltus, Richard W.; Bird, Kenneth J. |
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| Citation Series Code: | OFR |
| Citation Series Number: | 2003-230 |
| Citation Search Results Text: | Digital depth horizon compilations of the Alaskan North Slope and adjacent Arctic regions; 2003; OFR; 2003-230; Saltus, Richard W.; Bird, Kenneth J. |
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| Text: | Digital depth horizon compilations of the Alaskan North Slope and adjacent Arctic regions; 2003; OFR; 2003-230; Saltus, Richard W.; Bird, Kenneth J. |
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| URL (INDEX PAGE): | http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/ofr-03-230/ |
| Date Other: | Sun, 1 Jun 2003 00:00 -0500 |
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