Putting the geology back into Earth models

McCaffrey, K.J.W.; Holdsworth, R.E.; Imber, J.; Clegg, P.; De Paola, N.; Jones, R.R.; Hobbs, R.; Holliman, N.; Trinks, I.

doi:10.1029/2005eo460001

Putting the geology back into Earth models

McCaffrey, K.J.W.; Holdsworth, R.E.; Imber, J.; Clegg, P.; De Paola, N.; Jones, R.R.; Hobbs, R.; Holliman, N.; Trinks, I.

Authors

Professor Kenneth Mccaffrey k.j.w.mccaffrey@durham.ac.uk
Professor

Professor Bob Holdsworth r.e.holdsworth@durham.ac.uk
Professor

J. Imber

P. Clegg

Professor Nicola De Paola nicola.de-paola@durham.ac.uk
Professor

Professor Richard Jones r.r.jones@durham.ac.uk
Academic Visitor

R. Hobbs

N. Holliman

I. Trinks

Abstract

New digital methods for data capture can now provide photorealistic, spatially precise, and geometrically accurate three-dimensional (3-D) models of rocks exposed at the Earth's surface [Xu et al., 2000; Pringle et al., 2001; Clegg et al., 2005]. These “virtual outcrops” have the potential to create a new form of laboratory-based teaching aids for geoscience students, to help address accessibility issues in fieldwork, and generally to improve public awareness of the spectacular nature of geologic exposures from remote locations worldwide. This article addresses how virtual outcrops can provide calibration, or a quantitative “reality check,” for a new generation of high-resolution predictive models for the Earth's subsurface.

Citation

McCaffrey, K., Holdsworth, R., Imber, J., Clegg, P., De Paola, N., Jones, R., …Trinks, I. (2005). Putting the geology back into Earth models. Eos, Transactions American Geophysical Union, 86(46), 461-466. https://doi.org/10.1029/2005eo460001

Journal Article Type	Article
Publication Date	Nov 15, 2005
Deposit Date	Aug 17, 2015
Publicly Available Date	Aug 17, 2015
Journal	Eos, Transactions American Geophysical Union
Print ISSN	0096-3941
Publisher	Wiley
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	86
Issue	46
Pages	461-466
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1029/2005eo460001

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McCaffrey, K., Holdsworth, r., Imber, j., Clegg, P., De Paola, N., Jones, R., Hobbs, R., Holliman, N. and Trinks, I., (2005), Putting the geology back into Earth models, Eos, 86(46), 461-466, 10.1029/2005EO460001 (DOI). To view the published open abstract, go to http://dx.doi.org and enter the DOI.