What is it about?
Syrian Arc folds in the Eastern Mediterranean region and their time of formation based on subsurface (seismic reflection and borehole) data as well as surface geology (outcrop) data. The timing of these structures is important for hydrocarbon exploration.
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Why is it important?
Our findings show that the formation of Syrian Arc folds in the Eastern Mediterranean region was not episodic but continuous since Late Cretaceous time. This is important for hydrocarbon exploration with respect to the time of trap formation.
Perspectives
This article uses both subsurface and surface geological data, which is not common to see in many publications that usually rely on one of these two types of geological data. I personally hope this urges geoscientists to do the same and appreciate the usefulness of different types of data.
Adel Moustafa
Ain Shams University
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This page is a summary of: Spatial and temporal variation of Syrian Arc structures in the onshore and offshore Eastern Mediterranean region, The Leading Edge, September 2024, Society of Exploration Geophysicists,
DOI: 10.1190/tle43090578.1.
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