在喜马拉雅山脉和西藏下发生的地震:证据表明有强大的石质层地幔
1Department of Geology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA.
概括
在喜马拉雅山脉和西藏的深度地震表明地幔石化层很强. 这种强度使它能够储存应变能量,即使在海洋板块沉降结束后.
科学领域:
- 固体地球地质物理学
- 地震学 地震学
- 构造板块的动态学 构造板块的动态学
背景情况:
- 大陆内地震的研究是为了了解石质层的强度和变形.
- 以前的研究集中在地地震上,对大陆碰撞区的深层地幔事件知之甚少.
研究的目的:
- 研究西藏高原及周边地区深度内陆地震的发生和特征.
- 为了确定这些地幔地震对石层强度的深度和影响.
主要方法:
- 分析了1963年至1999年间发生的11次大陆内地震 (4.9-6级) 的地震波形.
- 使用高分辨率的地震数据来确定精确的焦点深度,有些超过100公里.
主要成果:
- 地震记录在西喜马拉雅语法,昆山脉西部和西藏南部下的地幔石化层中.
- 焦点深度达到了100公里以上,证实了地幔的参与,尽管地厚了.
- 这些事件发生在数百万年前海洋沉降停止的地区.
结论:
- 石质层地幔能够积累显著的弹性应变.
- 地幔石化层的强度对大陆碰撞区的地震性起着至关重要的作用.
- 这些发现挑战了以前关于石质层在降温后环境中的行为假设.
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