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Muñoz Martín, Alfonso

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Alfonso
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Muñoz Martín
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Universidad Complutense de Madrid
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Ciencias Geológicas
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Geodinámica, Estratigrafía y Paleontología
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Geodinámica Interna
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    Project number: 245
    Aplicación didáctica mediante virtualización de afloramientos geológicos por medio herramientas digitales de muy alta resolución
    (2022) García Lorenzo, Mari Luz; Abati Gómez, Jacobo; Álvarez Sierra, María Ángeles; Ancochea Soto, Eumenio; Arribas Mocoroa, María Eugenia; Arroyo Rey, Xabier; Benito Moreno, María Isabel; Campos Soto, Sonia; Castiñeiras García, Pedro; Crespo Feo, Elena; Fernández Barrenechea, José María; García Romero, Emilia; Granja Bruña, José Luis; Huertas Coronel, María José; Ignacio San José, Cristina de; López Andrés, Sol; Martín Chivelet, Javier; Martínez Santos, Pedro; Montero González, Esperanza; Muñoz Martín, Alfonso; Orejana García, David; Pieren Pidal, Agustín Pedro; Piña García, Rubén; Sánchez Donoso, Ramón; Suárez González, Pablo; Pertuz Dominguez, Alejandro
    Tras la situación sanitaria del curso 2019-2020 y a través del Proyecto INNOVA Gestión 223 de la convocatoria del año 2020-2021, la Facultad de Ciencias Geológicas ha adquirido una herramienta para la virtualización de afloramientos geológicos. Durante el curso 2020-2021 se ha virtualizado una salida de campo de cada uno de los grados que se imparten en la Facultad, Grado en Geología y Grado en Ingeniería Geológica. Además, la mayor parte de la actividad de campo de este curso tendrá lugar durante el mes de mayo, por lo que los profesores van a poder realizar la virtualización de sus salidas de campo mientras realizan la salida presencial con los estudiantes, o incluso en algunas asignaturas los propios estudiantes van a ser los responsables de la virtualización de las mismas. Por ello, la herramienta GIGAPAN no sólo es de elevada utilidad en momentos en los que las restricciones de movilidad impiden la realización del campo sino que también permiten aplicar metodologías docentes invertidas durante la realización de los campamentos. De este modo los estudiantes pasan a tener un papel activo en relación a su proceso de aprendizaje. La herramienta GIGAPAN permite que se combinen imágenes fotográficas de megapíxeles de alta resolución para crear imágenes panorámicas de gigapíxeles que luego se pueden explorar a muchas escalas haciendo zoom y visión panorámica. Los GigaPans son gigapíxeles panorámicos, imágenes digitales con billones de píxeles. Gigapan crea panorámicas enormes, para conseguir elevado detalle con mucha nitidez. Además de proporcionar una experiencia de aprendizaje alternativa, estos recursos permiten una visita 'virtual' que puede ser una herramienta de aprendizaje útil en cualquier escenario docente. La utilidad del material generado tiene validez más allá de la pandemia, ya que puede ser utilizado por los estudiantes en el estudio de las asignaturas de la titulación, con un enorme potencial didáctico hasta ahora poco explorado. Hasta la fecha el GIGAPAN se ha venido utilizando con cámaras personales de profesores de la Facultad, por lo que se hace necesario completar esta herramienta con una cámara compatible con el módulo que permita ser usada tanto por profesores que no dispongan de la misma como por estudiantes de la Facultad.
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    Longest and still longer: The Messejana-Plasencia dyke and its links with later Alpine deformation belt in Iberia
    (Tectonophysics, 2021) De Vicente Muñoz, Gerardo; Olaiz Campos, Antonio José; Muñoz Martín, Alfonso; Cunha, Pedro P.
    The Messejana-Plasencia dyke (End-Triassic), NE-SW oriented, is the longest simple structure in Iberia (~500 km) and constitutes a first-order rheological discontinuity that crosses the entire crust. During the Alpine deformation, this discontinuity nucleated the Messejana-Plasencia left-lateral strike-slip fault and its related strike-slip deformation belt, consisting of a series of wide coalescent stepovers and small basins developed on the footwalls. Both structures can be followed from offshore of SW mainland Portugal to the central sector of the Spanish-Portuguese Central System. Using tectonic, geophysical, magnetic, and gravimetric analyses, our study demonstrated that it extends NE more than ~100 km below the continental sediments of the Duero Cenozoic Basin, until the Iberian Chain. We used a tectonostratigraphic analysis to determine the age of the wrench fault movement and that of the Spanish-Portuguese thrusts. In this range, the largest displacement during the Cenozoic occurred in the southern thrust of the Spanish sector of the Central System over the Madrid Cenozoic Basin, and NE-SW trending. This thrust displaces the Moho more than 10 km and probably joins the Messejana-lasencia strike-slip fault at depth. The deduced age movement for both is Oligocene-Lower-Middle Miocene, related to the intraplate stresses transmitted from the Pyrenean orogen towards its foreland. A strain partitioning process was then deduced for the simultaneous movement of both main Alpine faults in Central Iberia.
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    Echo-character distribution in the Cantabrian Margin and the Biscay Abyssal Plain
    (Journal of maps, 2021) Maestro, Adolfo; Gallastegui, Alba; Moreta, Mercedes; Llave, Estefanía; Bohoyo, Fernando; Druet Vélez, María; Navas, Javier; Mink, Sandra; Fernández Sáenz, Fernando; Catalán, Manuel; Gómez Ballesteros, María; Muñoz Martín, Alfonso; Granja Bruña, José Luis
    In 2003, 2006–2009, 2014 and 2015, seven oceanographic cruises were carried out onboard the Spanish R/V Hespérides in the Cantabrian Margin and the adjacent abyssal plains, covering anarea of 219,124 km2. Based on the combined analysis and interpretation of the bathymetric and reflectivity data obtained with multibeam echosounders (SIMRADEM12, EM120 and EM1002), and ultra-high-resolution reflection seismic records acquired with the SIMRAD TOPASPS18 parametric sounder, the mapping of the acoustic facies or echo-character at a scale of 1:1,200,000 has been carried out. Thirty types of echoes have been differentiated and gather into four main groups: Distinct, Irregular, Hyperbolic and Undulated. The echo-character depends on the acoustic response of the shallow sediment and these a bed morphology. Therefore, its analysis and characterization are basic for understanding recent and present-day sedimentary processes.
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    Cartografía del ecocarácter del Margen Continental de Galicia y de las llanuras abisales adyacentes
    (Geotemas, 2021) Maestro, Adolfo; Jane, G.; Fernández Saéz, F.; Llave, E.; Bohoyo, Fernando; Navas, Javier; Mink, Sandra; Druet Vélez, María; Gómez Ballesteros, María; Martín Dávila, José; Catalán, Manuel; Carbó Gorosabel, Andrés; Muñoz Martín, Alfonso; Granja Bruña, José Luis
    La cartografía y análisis de las facies acústicas que se determinan a partir de la interpretación y correlación de los perfiles sísmicos de muy alta resolución, es una herramienta muy útil para la caracterización de los procesos sedimentarios recientes y su distribución en ambientes marinos profundos. Este trabajo presenta el primer mapa de ecocarácter del Margen Continental de Galicia y las llanuras abisales adyacentes. El mapa se realizó sobre la base del análisis e interpretación de los datos de batimetría y reflectividad de las ecosondas multihaz SIMRAD EM12, EM120 y EM1002, y los perfiles sísmicos de muy alta resolución de la ecosonda paramétrica SIMRAD TOPAS PS18. Sobre la base de la morfología del fondo marino, la reflectividad y los caracteres del eco acústico, se identificaron 26 tipos de ecos en la secuencia sedimentaria más superficial. Estos tipos de eco se han clasificado en cuatro grupos principales: bien definidos, irregulares, hiperbólicos y ondulados. Esta información ha sido adquirida en el marco del ‘Programa de Investigación Científica de la Zona Económica Exclusiva Española’, coordinado por el Ministerio de Defensa, durante las campañas oceanográficas que se han realizado a bordo del BIO Hespérides del 2001 a 2003 y del 2006 a 2009.
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    Análisis gravimétrico y magnético de estructuras diapíricas en el offshore de la cuenca de Asturias
    (Geogaceta, 2021) Fuente Oliver, Miguel Ángel; Muñoz Martín, Alfonso; Olaiz Campos, J. A.; Zamora Valcarce, Gonzalo
    En este trabajo se analizan mediante campos potenciales (gravimetría y magnetismo) las estructuras salinas interpretadas previamente en el offshore de la Cuenca de Asturias. Para ello se han realizado los mapas de anomalías y tres modelos en 2+3/4D GRAV/MAG con datos coincidentes con un cubo sísmico 3D adquirido por Repsol en 2008. El análisis cuantitativo de los mapas y la modelización en 2+3/4D ha permitido reinterpretar la estructura del basamento y de las estructuras salinas hasta ajustar la señal GRAV/MAG. Estas modificaciones son significativas por debajo de los niveles de evaporitas, destacando la necesidad de introducir menor cantidad de sal, y una reinterpretación de la geometría del techo del basamento.
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    3D crustal‑scale structure of the West Iberia margin: a novel approach to integrated structural characterization of passive margins
    (Marine geophysical researches, 2021) Granado, Cristina; Muñoz Martín, Alfonso; Olaiz Campos, J. A.; Fernández, Oscar; Druet Vélez, María
    Hyperextended margins are very heterogeneous along the entire length of the margin, so the definition of tectonic domains made exclusively from 2D seismic sections presents serious limitations. In this work we present an approach of the 3D crustal-scale structure of the West Iberia margin (WIM) by modelling eight lithospheric sections, using seismic, wells and gravity data. The continuous nature of gravity data allowed us to propose a new map of tectonic domains within the WIM. Maps of total horizontal (THD) and vertical gradients (dZ) of Bouguer anomaly have been calculated and compared with other criteria such as the crustal structure and thinning factor. This comparative analysis has been carried out on a section proposed as a model for the Western Iberian Margin (Tugend et al. in Tectonics, 2014; Cadenas et al. in Tectonics 37:758–785, 2018), and on four 2 + 1/2D gravimetric models transversal to the margin. The results point out a significant variation in the absolute values of Bouguer anomaly, thinning factor and crustal structure along the margin and, therefore, of the position of the different domain boundaries. Clear patterns that correlating the Bouguer anomaly signal and its derivatives to the tectonic domain are evidenced. Most significantly, the necking-zone and its transition to the hyperextended domain are characterized by high values of the THD of the Bouguer anomaly. The observed patterns in Bouguer anomaly and its derivatives provide a solid constraint for mapping the boundaries between different tectonic domains along the margin, even in those areas where limited deep seismic information could lead to uncertain interpretations. The results of this work can also inform on the general kinematics of the WIM.
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    Geothermal Potential of Madrid Basin from Integrated Geophysical and Well Data Analysis (Central Spain)
    (Conference Proceedings, 83rd EAGE Annual Conference & Exhibition, 2022) Berriolópez, M.A.; Muñoz Martín, Alfonso; Olaiz Campos, Antonio José; Zamora Valcarce, Gonzalo
    New energy demand linked to world population growth and awareness about climate change have brought out the need to develop new forms of energy guided by the urgency of an ecological transition. In this context geothermal resources have the potential of contributing significantly to sustainable use in many parts of the world. In Spain, during the 80´s, oil and gas explorations carried out in the Madrid Basin confirmed the existence of two geothermal reservoirs. Here we present diverse geological features of the basin essential in geothermal exploration. We use airborne radiogenic and magnetic data to characterize the basement. Detailed ground concentration estimates of the heat producing elements are used to calculate the heat production and heat flow in the near surface. The distribution pattern of both parameters is heterogeneous with two main areas separated by southward prolongation of the Berzosa Fault. The eastern sector is characterized by both low heat production and heat flow rates while the western area is distinguished by high values as a response of the exposed granites. In addition, we build one 3D geological model and one 3D isothermal model with Leapfrog Geothermal from seismic, well data and mapping information.
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    Project number: 223
    Virtualización de afloramientos geológicos mediante herramientas digitales de muy alta resolución: una nueva aproximación virtual al trabajo de campo
    (2021) García Lorenzo, Mari Luz; Sánchez Donoso, Ramón; Abati Gómez, Jacobo; Álvarez Sierra, María Ángeles; Ancochea Soto, Eumenio; Arribas Mocoroa, María Eugenia; Benito Moreno, María Isabel; Campos Soto, Sonia; Castiñeiras García, Pedro; Crespo Feo, Elena; Fernández Barrenechea, José María; García Romero, Emilia; Granja Bruña, José Luis; Huertas Coronel, María José; López Andrés, Sol; Martín Chivelet, Javier; Muñoz Martín, Alfonso; Orejana García, David; Pieren Pidal, Agustín Pedro
    El uso de imágenes de Gigapan en la enseñanza de la Geología facilita el estudio de contenidos de campo mediante imágenes de muy alta resolución de afloramientos geológicos, que pueden ser utilizadas como herramienta de docencia virtual.
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    Maribno Amphibious Project: Role of the Inherited Tectonics in the Structure of the Northwestern Iberian Margin
    (Conference Proceedings, 83rd EAGE Annual Conference & Exhibition, 2022) Muñoz Martín, Alfonso; Granja Bruña, José Luis; De La Fuente Oliver, Miguel Ángel; Druet Vélez, María; De Vicente Muñoz, Gerardo; Gallastegui, Jorge; Maestro, Adolfo
    New energy demand linked to world population growth and awareness about climate change have brought out the need to develop new forms of energy guided by the urgency of an ecological transition. In this context geothermal resources have the potential of contributing significantly to sustainable use in many parts of the world. In Spain, during the 80´s, oil and gas explorations carried out in the Madrid Basin confirmed the existence of two geothermal reservoirs. Here we present diverse geological features of the basin essential in geothermal exploration. We use airborne radiogenic and magnetic data to characterize the basement. Detailed ground concentration estimates of the heat producing elements are used to calculate the heat production and heat flow in the near surface. The distribution pattern of both parameters is heterogeneous with two main areas separated by southward prolongation of the Berzosa Fault. The eastern sector is characterized by both low heat production and heat flow rates while the western area is distinguished by high values as a response of the exposed granites. In addition, we build one 3D geological model and one 3D isothermal model with Leapfrog Geothermal from seismic, well data and mapping information.
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    Variscan inheritance induces Alpine upper crustal delamination in East Spanish–Portuguese Central System
    (Tectonics, 2022) De Vicente Muñoz, Gerardo; Díez Fernández, Rubén; Olaiz Campos, Antonio José; Muñoz Martín, Alfonso
    The Spanish–Portuguese Central System (SPCS) is an Alpine Mountain range with crystalline basement characterised by a two-layer rheological structure. This structure formed after primary (protolith) and secondary (tectonometamorphic) processes during the extensional collapse of the Variscan Orogen. The SPCS structure is usually controlled by foreland-directed thrusts and strike-slip faults. However, the eastern SPCS is dominated by NW-directed, imbricate backthrusts and lacks the main thrust directed to the foreland basin located southeast of the mountain range (Madrid Cenozoic Basin). The SPCS exhibits a crustal root (> 40 km depth) supporting SE-directed crustal-scale thrusting. Alpine backthrusts sole into an SE-dipping décollement within the Variscan basement. Variscan extension-related structures parallel the SE-dipping geometry of Alpine backthrusts, so they provided favourably oriented rheological weaknesses to accommodate Alpine shortening. Backthrusts geometry, their hanging wall position within the fault that raised the SPCS and gravity modelling support an Alpine crustal delamination process. Tectonic wedging and delamination of the more competent basement occurred in the footwall of Variscan extensional faults (Daurius domain), which enforced the shearing off of a rheologically weaker upper layer of the crust, located in the hanging wall of the Variscan extensional faults (Arriaca domain) by inverting Variscan extensional faults. This led to NW-directed incipient continental subduction of the weaker crust. Intraplate subduction and crustal delamination can be independent from lithosphere-scale inheritance and be conditioned by structural inheritance in the overlying crust. Alpine shortening for the Cretaceous cover is around 17.7 km (10.5% shortening), and 11 km (7%) for the upper-lower crust limit.