在西藏下方,地震证据显示,印度的岩层地幔已脱离,位于西藏下方
1Institute of the Physics of the Earth, Russian Academy of Sciences, B. Gruzinskaya 10, 128810 Moscow, Russia. GeoForschungsZentrum Potsdam, Telegrafenberg, 14473 Potsdam, Germany. Freie Universität Berlin, Geophysik, Malteser Strasse 74-100, 12249 Berlin, Germany.
概括
地震波揭示了西藏下方的北潜界面,这表明印度和亚洲板块之间由于组成和浮力差异存在明显的石质层地幔脱离.
科学领域:
- 地质物理学 地质物理学
- 地震学 地震学
- 构造学 构造学 构造学 构造学
背景情况:
- 西藏高原是印度和亚洲大陆碰撞的结果.
- 了解西藏下方的石质层结构对于板块构造学研究至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 通过使用地震数据,对西藏高原下方的地下结构进行成像.
- 为了研究石质层地幔脱离的性质.
主要方法:
- 对P-to-S转换的远震波进行分析.
- 利用来自西藏各地临时宽带地震网络的数据.
主要成果:
- 图像显示,一个北浸接口从Zangbo部以北50公里处的Moho深度 (80公里) 开始,延伸到Bangong部下面200公里深度.
- 在西藏北部下方观察到一个细分的,南倾的结构.
结论:
- 观察到的结构表明,印度和亚洲石质层地幔的分离有所不同.
- 地幔构成和浮力变化很可能驱动这些独特的脱离过程.
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