在深度震中,纹,持续时间,迁移和潮反应
1Department of Earth and Planetary Science, University of Tokyo, Hongo 7-3-1, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan. ide@eps.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp
Nature
|July 16, 2010
概括
与板块运动相关的俯冲区的深度震动由持久接口属性控制. 这些特性影响着震动的持续时间,潮应力敏感性和迁移模式,为地震过程提供了洞察力.
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:
- 潜伏区的深震源于板面界面上的缓慢滑动事件,深度约为30公里.
- 这种现象提供了关于巨型冲击地震前的深层板块运动和应力积累的关键数据.
- 之前的研究表明,震动表现为定期间隔,可变迁移和潮调节.
研究的目的:
- 为了研究潜伏区深度震动行为的控制因素.
- 分析震动特征和板面接口属性之间的关系.
- 了解这些接口属性的长期演变.
主要方法:
- 震源的精确位置和事件持续时间的分析在日本南开潜伏区.
- 震动行为的相关性 (潮灵敏度,迁移) 与推断的接口属性.
- 扩散迁移的建模和扩散率的估计.
主要成果:
- 一个时间不变的接口属性控制震动行为,影响持续时间和迁移.
- 较短的震持续时间与更高的潮应激敏感性和受阻的迁移相关.
- 较长的震动持续时间表现出扩散迁移,其扩散率为10^4 m^2 s^-1.
- 接口特性,可能与由蛇形化影响的脆性/柔性比率有关,显示与俯冲方向对齐的条纹空间变化.
结论:
- 深震的行为是由稳定的,空间变化的接口属性控制的.
- 这些特性很可能是数百万年来由像海底山这样的地质结构的沉积形成的.
- 了解这些属性是解读深层板块运动和潜伏区的地震危害的关键.
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