在中美洲沟中,曲相关的断层和地幔蛇形化
C R Ranero1, J Phipps Morgan, K McIntosh
1GEOMAR and SFB574, Wischhofstrasse 1-3, 24148 Kiel, Germany. cranero@geomar.de
Nature
|September 26, 2003
概括
海洋沟的曲相关断层使海洋板块水化,解释了水如何储存和释放. 这个过程与中等深度地震的原因有关.
科学领域:
- * 构造学地质物理学和地震学.
- * 俯冲区过程和地震的起源.
背景情况:
- * 据认为,沉积板块的脱水会导致弧形岩和中等深度地震 (50-300公里).
- * 板块水合的机制和位置仍然不太清楚.
- * 在海洋地和地幔中储存化学结合的水是一个关键问题.
研究的目的:
- * 调查曲相关断层在潜水带水化中的作用.
- * 确定构造结构如何影响到到来的板块中的水储量.
- *将断层机制与中等深度地震的发生联系起来.
主要方法:
- * 中美洲沟的地质和地物理分析.
- *对断层系统及其透深度进行映射.
- *断层尺寸与地震断裂区域的相关性.
主要成果:
- * 曲相关的断层在接下来的板块中形成了一个广泛的构造结构.
- * 这种织物深入地和上层地幔.
- * 断层活动地水了周围的寒冷地和地幔.
结论:
- *与曲相关的断层是加水海洋板块沉降的主要机制.
- *观察到的断层尺寸与中等深度地震的断裂区域相关.
- *这项研究为板块水化提供了一个新的模型,以及它与地震性的联系.
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