TITLE:
Subsurface Structural Mapping Using Combined Terrestrial and Grace Gravity Data of the Adamawa Plateau (North-Cameroon)
AUTHORS:
Bouba Apollinaire, Kamguia Joseph, Tabod Charles Tabod, Yap Loudi, Nouayou Robert, Kande Houetchak Ludovic, Oyoa Valentin
KEYWORDS:
GGM02C, Adamawa Plateau, Bouguer Anomaly, 3D Density Model, Spectral Analysis
JOURNAL NAME:
International Journal of Geosciences,
Vol.8 No.7,
July
17,
2017
ABSTRACT: In order to analyze and determine the geological structures of the Adamawa plateau, the terrestrial gravity data were combined to data computed from GGM02C gravity model. The dense gravity net obtained were further introduced into qualitative and quantitative interpretations. The resulting Bouguer anomaly map obtained from combined data shows NE-SW direction which nearly coincides with the main direction of the fractures affecting the basement in the region and indicates strong gradients marking the presence of discontinuities between heavy and negative gravity anomaly. In order to conduct the quantitative interpretation of the combined gravity data, three profiles were drawn on the residual Bouguer anomaly map and therefore were interpreted using spectral analysis method and 3D density inversion. The knowledge of the depth and density of the geological structures show an uplift of dense rocks under the granite-gneiss substratum. This dense material found in the ENE-WSW direction of the Adamawa Plateau is interpreted as basaltic intrusion probably resulting from tectonic processes. According to this study, the depths of 3.83 km and 9.62 km are the new values of depths obtained for futures investigations in the Adamawa plateau.