Interpreting a rifted continental margin - on a seismic profile

Part of The Shear Zone Channel. Deep seismic reflection profiles have transformed understanding of how continents rift apart, forming new oceans. Follow Rob on an interpretation of one of the classic seismic profiles... (guess where!). The video builds on others on this channel that look at the development of ideas on the tectonics of continental rifting. Check out results of an "expert elicitation" of this profile - Bond, C.E., Alcalde J., Butler, RWH, McDermott, K. & Carbonell, C. (2023) "Continent‐Ocean Transition or Boundary? Crowd‐Sourced Seismic Interpretations of the East‐India Passive Margin." Tectonics 42: e2022TC007624.