中层地幔变形是由地震异性推断的
James Wookey1, J-Michael Kendall, Guilhem Barruol
1School of Earth Sciences, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK.
Nature
|February 15, 2002
概括
地震波分裂揭示了在660公里不连续性附近的中层地幔异质性. 这表明潜在的边界层阻碍了上层和下层地幔之间的地幔流动.
科学领域:
- 地质物理学 地质物理学
- 地震学 地震学
- 地球科学 地球科学 地球科学
背景情况:
- 通流地幔过程对准了晶体,创造了可以通过定向地震波速度检测到的地震异性质.
- 由于流量变化,通常在最上层地幔 (石化层) 和最下层地幔 (D"区域) 中观察到异位性.
- 660公里的不连续性标志着地球上层和下层地幔之间的边界.
研究的目的:
- 为了研究中层地幔的地震异构性,特别是660公里不连续性.
- 提出潜在的中层地幔边界层影响地幔流动的证据.
主要方法:
- 使用来自澳大利亚地震仪站的剪切波分裂测量.
- 在加 - 克尔马德克和新赫布里德群岛的俯冲区分析来自深度焦点地震的地震波.
主要成果:
- 观察到一些迄今为止报告的最大的剪切波分裂值.
- 在660公里不连续性附近检测到显著的中层层异性.
结论:
- 有证据表明,至少在本地,有一个中层地幔边界层的存在.
- 这一边界层可能会阻碍该地区的上层和下层地幔之间的物质流动.
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