在东太平洋上升之下,地幔上升的曲线支配着细分的划分
Douglas R Toomey1, David Jousselin, Robert A Dunn
1Department of Geological Sciences, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon 97403, USA. drt@uoregon.edu
Nature
|March 23, 2007
概括
在东太平洋上升下面的地幔上升不是对称的. 地震成像揭示了旋转的地幔结构,影响了岩输送和脊细分.
科学领域:
- 地质物理学 地质物理学
- 海洋学 海洋学 海洋学
- 构造学 构造学 构造学 构造学
背景情况:
- 地幔上升对于海洋在中海山脊的形成至关重要.
- 对称的地幔上升是活跃山脊的普遍假设.
研究的目的:
- 通过使用地震成像来研究东太平洋上升下的地幔结构.
- 为了了解地幔上升,岩分布和中洋脊细分之间的关系.
主要方法:
- 使用地震成像分析了地幔的同otropic 和 anisotropic 结构.
- 在地幔融化分布和上升峰细分之间进行相关性分析.
主要成果:
- 在东太平洋上升下方的地幔的同otropic 和 anisotropic 结构是旋转的.
- 地幔融化分布与上升峰的细分相关.
- 地震异构性表明地幔流向与板块扩散方向相反,反时针方向旋转10度.
结论:
- 不对称的天气层上升和运输显著影响了东太平洋上升的细分.
- 这种不对称性导致岩供应和山脊过程的变化,影响轴上和轴外的融化分布.
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