トモグラフィは,フアン・デ・フーカプレートの下に蓄積する浮気アステノスフィアを明らかにします
William B Hawley1, Richard M Allen2, Mark A Richards3
1Department of Earth and Planetary Science, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA. Berkeley Seismological Laboratory, 215 McCone Hall, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA. whawley@seismo.berkeley.edu.
まとめ
研究者はカスカディアの潜水地帯の フアン・デ・フカプレートの下に 低速の地震現象を発見しました この発見は 構造板の移動と 沈殿地帯の動態に影響を与える 弱い層を示唆しています
科学分野:
- 地理学
- 構造学
- 地震学
背景:
- リトスフィア-アステノスフィアの境界線は,地震速度の低下と伝導性の増加を示しています.
- これは薄くて弱い層が プレート運動のダイナミクスを 影響していることを示しています
- 潜水地帯におけるこの層の振る舞いはほとんど不明である.
研究 の 目的:
- 沈殿地における石層とアステノスフィアの境界の性質を調査する.
- サブダクションダイナミクスに 弱い層の影響を調べる
主な方法:
- 陸上と海上での地震実験を利用した.
- 地下構造を視覚化するためのトモグラフィックモデルを開発した.
主要な成果:
- ジュアン・デ・フーカ・スラブの下にある 低速の特徴を特定した
- この特徴は カスカディアの潜水地帯全体に広がっています
- この特徴は,海洋の石層からの浮気,弱い層の蓄積です.
結論:
- 特定された低速の特徴は,アステノスフィアの振る舞いを理解するための大きな意味を持っています.
- この発見は,潜水地帯の動態とプレート運動の理解に影響します.
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