Event Title
GIS Investigation, Evidence for Active Folding, Apsheron Peninsula, Azerbaijan
Presentation Type
Poster/Portfolio
Presenter Major(s)
Geology
Mentor Information
Peter Wampler
Department
Geology
Location
Kirkhof Center KC10
Start Date
11-4-2012 9:00 AM
Keywords
Information, Innovation, and Technology, Physical Science
Abstract
The Apsheron Peninsula, Azerbaijan and neighboring South Caspian Basin have many anticlines (up-folds) that produce significant quantities of oil. It is currently unknown whether folding is actively occurring in this region. I will study the Yasamal anticline in the semi-arid Apsheron peninsula using GIS to look for evidence for active folding. I use GIS to investigate the morphology and gradients of the streams flanking and crossing the anticline and map how they vary across the structure. I will use digital elevation models, aerial photos, satellite images, and a geologic map as base layers for my research. Preliminary GIS analysis and data layers will be supplemented with forthcoming thermochronology results from a suite of U-Th-He samples, which will be used to establish the timing of unburial and exhumation of the Apsheron anticlines.
GIS Investigation, Evidence for Active Folding, Apsheron Peninsula, Azerbaijan
Kirkhof Center KC10
The Apsheron Peninsula, Azerbaijan and neighboring South Caspian Basin have many anticlines (up-folds) that produce significant quantities of oil. It is currently unknown whether folding is actively occurring in this region. I will study the Yasamal anticline in the semi-arid Apsheron peninsula using GIS to look for evidence for active folding. I use GIS to investigate the morphology and gradients of the streams flanking and crossing the anticline and map how they vary across the structure. I will use digital elevation models, aerial photos, satellite images, and a geologic map as base layers for my research. Preliminary GIS analysis and data layers will be supplemented with forthcoming thermochronology results from a suite of U-Th-He samples, which will be used to establish the timing of unburial and exhumation of the Apsheron anticlines.