来自地震破裂区的的粒子大小和能量
Brent Wilson1, Thomas Dewers, Ze'ev Reches
1School of Geology and Geophysics, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma 73019, USA.
Nature
|April 9, 2005
概括
地震断层,即使有轻微的滑动,也含有超细粒和大表面积. 这表明地震期间的动态岩石粉碎,而不是累积滑动,形成断层沟.
科学领域:
- 地质地质地质地质地质地
- 地震学 地震学
- 地震科学 地震科学 地震科学
背景情况:
- 断层沟的形成在脆弱断层中无处不在,并影响地震的不稳定性.
- 了解的特性对于理解地震过程至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 为了研究不同滑坡历史的断层口的特征.
- 挑战纹纹理的普遍概念及其在地震能量预算中的作用.
主要方法:
- 来自圣安德烈亚斯断层 (160公里滑坡) 和南非矿山地震破裂区 (0.4米滑坡) 的断层样的分析.
- 粒粒大小,表面积和粒粒大小分布的表征.
主要成果:
- 来自这两个地点的样品表现出类似的特征:超细粒 (纳米尺度) 和高表面积 (约. 80 m2/g) 的情况.
- 发现高的谷粒大小分布是非碎形的,这与常见的假设相反.
- 不管累积的滑动历史,这些属性都被观察到.
结论:
- 细粒度的形成很可能是地震传播期间动态岩石粉碎的结果,而不是准静态滑动.
- 地震表面能量可能是地震能源预算的一个重要因素.
- 这挑战了断层沟的碎形纹理模型.
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