加地幔的普遍的地震波反射性和元相性
Yingcai Zheng1, Thorne Lay, Megan P Flanagan
1Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, USA.
概括
地震成像揭示了加海底沉降区上方深层地幔结构. 这些结构是由上升的流体引起的,是理解地球地球的关键.
科学领域:
- 地质物理学 地质物理学
- 地震学 地震学
- 构造学 构造学 构造学 构造学
背景情况:
- 俯冲区对于地球地的演化和石回收至关重要.
- 了解引板上方的上层地幔形动力学至关重要.
- 地震成像为这些复杂的地质过程提供了洞察力.
研究的目的:
- 为了创建3D地震图像的上层地幔在加板块上方.
- 识别和描述该区域内的反射接口.
- 在地幔过程中解释地震结构.
主要方法:
- 远震记录P波和S波反射的迁移.
- 从潜伏的海洋板块下面反射的分析.
- 上层地幔的三维地震成像.
主要成果:
- 在不同深度 (90-450公里) 检测横向连续的弱反射器.
- 识别具有重要地形的反射器.
- 在特定深度观察到P波和S波阻抗的下降,表明了组成的变化.
结论:
- 普遍的地震反射性归因于相位过渡和转移.
- 通过地幔升起的石衍生流体导致了这些观察到的结构.
- 这些发现增强了我们对俯冲区过程和大陆地生成的理解.
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