地震证据表明,热点诱导的浮力流在雷克贾内斯山脊下面
1School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA.
概括
冰岛热点影响中大西洋山脊下地幔上升. 地震波分析揭示了异常的极化异构,表明由热点诱导的浮力驱动的地幔流.
科学领域:
- 地质物理学 地质物理学
- 地球科学 地球科学 地球科学
- 地幔动力学地幔动力学
背景情况:
- 火山热点和中洋山脊是地幔对流的表面表现.
- 它们的相互作用为地幔上升的动态提供了洞察力.
研究的目的:
- 调查冰岛热点对中大西洋山脊的影响.
- 了解地幔流动动力学在它们的交叉点.
主要方法:
- 对地震表面波相位延迟时间的分析.
- 测量异常极化异构的测量.
主要成果:
- 在中大西洋山脊下观察到异常极化异构.
- 无极性表明地震波的延迟时间差异.
结论:
- 冰岛热点引发了显著的浮力驱动的上游.
- 这种上升影响着邻近的中大西洋山脊下面的地幔.
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