在海斯深度中,中洋山脊传播的地震构造学
Jacqueline S Floyd1, Maya Tolstoy, John C Mutter
1Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Earth Institute, Columbia University, 61 Route 9W, Palisades, NY 10964, USA. jsfloyd@ldeo.columbia.edu
概括
加拉帕戈斯山脉峰的地震活动类似于实验室规模的裂传播. 这表明山脊可以在没有异常力量的情况下稳定地在地球地中传播.
科学领域:
- 地质物理学 地质物理学
- 构造学 构造学 构造学 构造学
- 海洋学 海洋学 海洋学
背景情况:
- 加拉帕戈斯山脉是一个位于赤道太平洋东部的海洋山脊.
- 了解山脊传播是板块构造学的关键.
- 之前的模型表明,对于稳定的山脊传播而言,存在显著的抵抗力.
研究的目的:
- 为了研究加拉帕戈斯起的传播尖端的地震性和断层模式.
- 为了将这些模式与实验室规模的裂传播进行比较.
- 重新评估稳定的海洋山脊传播所需的力量.
主要方法:
- 分析来自东方赤道太平洋的水声学数据.
- 对地震性模式的观察.
- 与实验室规模的拉伸裂纹模型进行比较.
主要成果:
- 低强度的地震活动集中在赫斯深处的加拉帕戈斯山脉上升的传播尖端.
- 地震性和断层模式反映了实验室规模传播拉伸裂的情况.
- 裂纹能量用于具有裂纹长度和工艺区域大小的传播尺度.
结论:
- 海洋山脊可以在脆脆的地中稳定地繁殖.
- 稳定的山脊传播不需要特殊的抵抗力,这挑战了基于线性弹性断裂力学的先前模型.
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