Atlases

The Knowing.Earth atlases represent a major resource for explorationists based on over 30 years of experience and the very latest research and input datasets. Built in collaboration with leading international academics these atlases are designed to be compatible with all current service providers. They follow standard attribution and symbology protocols and are supported with metadata including data provenance and methodological information. ​

For 2017 we will be working in collaboration with our research partners to develop new methodologies and support their research teams.

To learn more about our 2018-2020 build programme and how it could be useful for you, please contact us at contact@knowing.earth

Tectonics

Atlases of structural elements, crustal architecture and plate tectonics build in collaboration with Dr Douglas Paton and his team at the Basin Structure Group at the University of Leeds to provide the tectonic context for the groups research.

The key differentiators are the use of seismic and the latest ideas on how the crust behaves as a basis for extending interpretations beyond.

For further information please contact Dr Douglas Paton.

Paleogeography

Building on over 30 years of experience in generating palaeogeographies at all scales and resolutions.

Dr Markwick developed the methodologies used for CGG Robertsons Merlin and Merlin+ products, and Getech's Globe product suite and multiclient reports. This includes the depositional mapping methodologies (based on the Chicago Method developed by Professor Fred Ziegler, Ziegler et al., 1985), drainage reconstruction methodologies and palaeolandscape methods (see Markwick & Valdes, 2004).

Paleoclimatology & Paleooceanography

Reconstructed palaeoclimatology and palaeoceanographic variables based on climate proxy data from our extenstive in-house databases, and the results of climate models in collaboration with Prof Paul Valdes and Prof Dan Lunt (U Bristol).

This builds on Dr Paul Markwick's research at the Universities of Chicago and Reading, and subsequent collaboration with researchers around the world including the Universities of Bristol, AWI, Krakow, Purdue and NCAR.

Paul is currently a member of DeepMIP, a consortium of world experts investigating the Eocene climate and what it can tell us about current and future climate dynamics.

Vegetation

Reconstructions of vegetation biogeography through time using fossil data and Earth System model results.

Vegetation is central for looking at weathering patterns and terrestrial carbon sources.

Landscape & Drainage

Maps of past landscapes including elevation, bathymetry and palaeo-river systems from first principles: analyses of the Present Day drainage networks (drainage network analysis), palaeobiogeography, provenance analaysis, sedimentology and palaeogeography.

Based on methodologies presented over 20 years at leading conferences and workshops around the world.

Lithofacies Modelling

The results of process based modelling to reconstruct the distribution of major lithologies through time from first principles, including marine and terrestrial source, reservoir and seal facies for oil and has explorationists.

Our plan is to build these atlases as part of our 2018-2020 schedule. But if you have your own climate and palaeogeography data and would like us to apply our methods to these, then do please contact us.