ハワイ の 下 に ある マグマ の 網
John D Wilding1, Weiqiang Zhu1, Zachary E Ross1
1Seismological Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA.
まとめ
科学者は高度な地震モニタリングを使用して,ハワイの下の深いマグマシステムを発見しました. このマントル・スリル・コンプレックスは 重要なネクサスとなり 深いマグマ源を キラウエアやマウナ・ロアのような火山と結びつけています
科学分野:
- 地理学
- 火山学
- 地震学
背景:
- ハワイの火山システムのダイナミクスを解明する鍵です
- 2018年のキラウエア火山の崩壊は,マントルの地震活動が著しく増加した.
研究 の 目的:
- ハワイの火山系の下にある 深いマグマ構造のイメージと特徴を
- マントルの地震と火山の配管の関連を調査する
主な方法:
- 先進的な地震モニタリング技術を利用した.
- 大規模な地震データセット (約20万件) を分析するためにディープラーニングアルゴリズムを適用した.
- 地下構造を解明するために 地震活動をマッピングした.
主要な成果:
- 36~43kmの深さで15kmの,ほぼ水平のスリープ複合体を特定しました.
- 25キロの地震帯が 敷地内とキラウエアの 深い水道に繋がっています
- マウナ・ロア近くの 浅い地層と 接している地震柱を観測した.
結論:
- マントル・スリル・コンプレックスは ハワイの下のマグマ輸送の重要なリンクとして機能します
- ハワイの火山系内で 広範囲にわたるマグマの接続性を示した.
- 火山の構造を理解するために 地震画像のディープラーニングの有用性を強調した.
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