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Published on: August 5, 2016
La zona de fallas de San Andreas tiene ondas de cabeza cerca de Parkfield, California
Resumen
Las ondas de cabeza de la zona de falla detectadas cerca de Parkfield, California, revelan un contraste de velocidad del 4% a través de la falla de San Andrés. Estas ondas sísmicas ofrecen información sobre los cambios en el sistema de fallas.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Sismología Sismología.
- Ciencia de los terremotos Ciencia de los terremotos Ciencia de los terremotos Ciencia de los terremotos
- La geofísica es la geofísica.
Sus antecedentes:
- Sismogramas de micro terremotos registrados por una red sísmica de pozos cerca de Parkfield, California.
- El análisis se centra en las primeras llegadas de ondas P de eventos sísmicos a lo largo de la falla de San Andrés.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Para identificar y caracterizar las ondas de cabeza sísmica refractadas a lo largo de la falla de San Andrés.
- Para utilizar estas ondas para inferir las propiedades de la zona de fallas de material de contraste.
Principales métodos:
- Análisis de las diferencias de tiempo de viaje entre las llegadas emergentes y las ondas P directas.
- Examen del carácter de la onda (emergentes frente a las primeras rupturas agudas).
- Comparación de las polaridades del primer movimiento con las predicciones teóricas para las ondas de cabeza de la zona de falla.
Principales resultados:
- Tres líneas de evidencia confirman las primeras llegadas de P como ondas de cabeza.
- Las diferencias de tiempo de viaje se escalan linealmente con la distancia.
- El carácter de onda emergente y las polaridades invertidas coinciden con la teoría de la onda de cabeza.
- Indica un contraste de velocidad aproximado del 4% a través de la falla.
Conclusiones:
- Las ondas de cabeza de la zona de falla están presentes en los datos de la red sísmica local.
- Estas ondas pueden explicar la dispersión en las ubicaciones de los terremotos y los mecanismos de origen.
- Las ondas de cabeza proporcionan un método para evaluar los cambios de estado físico en el sistema de fallas.
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