Seismic Data of the Carpathian Foredeep Basement (Romania)

Abstract

The Carpathian foredeep is a molasse-bearing depression that formed in front of the folded eastern and southern Carpathians in the Late Miocene. Deep seismic reflection/ refraction profiles as well as gravity and thermal studies carried out in the foredeep area of the southern and eastern Carpathians provide information on the crustal structure of the study region. The variability in the reflectivity pattern and crustal thickness shown by the different sectors of the Carpathian foredeep are due to differences in the structure and lithology as well differences in crustal age (Klemperer, 1987; Wever et al., 1987).