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C J Cline Ii¹, U H Faul², E C David¹

¹Research School of Earth Sciences, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.

|March 16, 2018

Resumen

Las velocidades de las ondas sísmicas y la atenuación en el manto superior son sorprendentemente insensibles al contenido de agua. Las condiciones de redox y la química del defecto, no el agua, influyen significativamente en las propiedades sísmicas, desafiando suposiciones anteriores.

Área de la Ciencia:

La geofísica
Física de los minerales
Sismología

Sus antecedentes:

Las variaciones laterales en las velocidades de las ondas sísmicas y la atenuación en el manto superior de la Tierra pueden revelar información sobre la temperatura, la composición, el derretimiento y el contenido de agua.
Comprender los procesos micromecánicos que influyen en la propagación de las ondas sísmicas es crucial para interpretar los datos geofísicos.
El efecto del agua estructuralmente unida (hidroxilo) en las propiedades sísmicas ha sido hipotetizado pero no experimentalmente cuantificado.

Objetivo del estudio:

Cuantificar experimentalmente el efecto del contenido de agua en las propiedades sísmicas de la olivina.
Investigar la influencia de las condiciones redox y la química de los defectos en la propagación de las ondas sísmicas en el manto superior.
Reevaluar el papel del agua para explicar las estructuras sísmicas observadas, como las zonas de baja velocidad y el límite entre la litosfera y la astenosfera.

Principales métodos:

Realizó experimentos de oscilación forzada de baja frecuencia en muestras de olivina.
Contenido de agua sistemáticamente variado dentro del régimen sub-saturado relevante para el interior de la Tierra.
Condiciones de oxidación-reducción controladas y variadas utilizando diferentes materiales de cubierta metálica.

Principales resultados:

Las velocidades de las ondas sísmicas y la atenuación mostraron una notable insensibilidad a las variaciones en el contenido de agua.
Las condiciones de redox, dictadas por la cubierta metálica y la química del defecto resultante, impactaron significativamente las propiedades sísmicas.
No se encontró evidencia que respalde el deslizamiento mejorado del límite de grano debido al agua en el límite litosfera-astenosfera.

Conclusiones:

Es poco probable que el contenido elevado de agua sea la causa principal de las estructuras de baja velocidad o alta atenuación en el manto superior.
La alta atenuación en las regiones hidrosadas y oxidadas del manto superior puede estar relacionada con la fugacidad del oxígeno predominante en lugar del agua misma.
El estudio desafía el papel del agua para explicar el límite agudo entre la litosfera y la astenosfera, lo que sugiere que otros factores son más dominantes.

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