The Structure of the Consolidated Crust and Anomalous Geophysical Fields of the Atlantic Ocean

Abstract

The Earth’s consolidated crust serves as the basement for the morphostructures of the ocean floor. Its structure actually determines the tectonics of the Earth’s oceanic provinces, and the processes taking place in it exert a substantial effect on the formation of the basic elements of submarine relief. Regional differences in the structure of the consolidated crust and the underlying upper mantle determine the nature and distribution of anomalous geophysical fields — magnetic, gravitational, and thermal, which in this case can be regarded as indicators when studying the structural features of different forms of the ocean floor relief.