非火山による震動の潮調節
Justin L Rubinstein1, Mario La Rocca, John E Vidale
1Department of Earth and Space Science, University of Washington, Box 351310, Seattle, WA 98195, USA. justin@ess.washington.edu
まとめ
カスカディア・サブデュークション・ゾーンにおける非火山性震動とスロースリップ・イベントは,潮力によって影響を受けます. これらの地震現象は,通常の地震とは異なり,非常に弱い断層で発生します.
科学分野:
- 地質物理学 地質物理学とは地質物理学です.
- 地震学 地震学とは
- テクトニクス (地質学) とは
背景:
- 非火山による震動やスロースリップ現象は,日本やカスカディアなどの潜水地帯で観測されています.
- これらの現象は,発生源とスケーリング特性により,典型的な地震とは異なる.
- プジェット・サウンド/バンクーバー島の南部のカスカディア地域での最近のエピソードはよく記録されています.
研究 の 目的:
- 潮力と非火山性震動/スロースリップ現象の関係を調査する.
- カスカディア・サブデュークション・ゾーンにおける震動の発生を制御する要因を理解するために.
主な方法:
- カスカディア・サブデュークションゾーンにおける最近の震動エピソードからの地震データの分析.
- 震動のパルス周期と,月と太陽の主要な潮周期の比較.
主要な成果:
- 震動活動は,月 (12.4時間) と月太陽 (24-25時間) の潮に一致する周期で明確な脈動を示した.
- 潮のストレスが,通常の地震よりも震動の発生に大きく影響する.
- リソスタティックストレスは,潮ストレスよりも数桁大きい.
結論:
- 強い相関は,潮のストレスが非火山の震動を効果的に引き起こすことを示唆しています.
- 振動は,非常に弱い断層で始まり,小さな潮のストレスに敏感である可能性が高い.
- この発見は,スロースリップイベントのメカニズムと,サブドクションゾーンにおける断層の振る舞いについての洞察を提供します.
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