Quantitative geodynamic modelling of Barents Sea Cenozoic uplift and erosion
Geodynamic modelling has been carried out to explain the Cenozoic uplift and erosion in the Barents Sea. Three erosion mode are considered: instantaneous, constant rate and elevation-dependent erosion. The first gives the maximum erosion is preferred as it gives more realistic results. Three theoretical models are proposed to account for the Barents Sea uplift: subcrustal mantle lithospheric extension, crustal thickening and magmatic intrusion into the crust, and are modelled against the erosion distribution and present-day crustal thicknesses