从观察到的核心波速概况来看,外部核心的组成分层
George Helffrich1, Satoshi Kaneshima
1Earthquake Research Institute, University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0032, Japan. george.helffrich@bris.ac.uk
Nature
|December 15, 2010
概括
地球核心中的光元素会产生明显的地震信号. 观测显示了外核的组成变化,表明了分层和独特的温度梯度.
科学领域:
- 地质物理学 地质物理学
- 地震学 地震学
- 地球科学 地球科学 地球科学
背景情况:
- 地球核心的组成对于理解行星进化至关重要.
- 理论上,轻元素存在于几乎纯铁核中.
- 内核结晶使光元素集中在外核中.
研究的目的:
- 为了研究与地球核心边界的轻元素分布有关的地震信号.
- 为了识别最上端外核的辐射组成变化.
- 了解核心分层对热梯度的影响.
主要方法:
- 基于阵列的地震波观测.
- 对核心的地震波速进行分析.
- 模拟光元素度 (例如Fe-O-S系统).
主要成果:
- 地震波速度表明,外核的顶部300公里的辐射组成变化.
- 速度配置文件与同质液体压缩模型有所不同.
- 在核心顶部观察到高达5%重量的轻元素丰富.
结论:
- 地球的外核在顶部附近构成分层.
- 分层表明,在外核的顶部有一个亚亚亚巴的温度梯度.
- 地震观测提供了轻元素积累的证据.
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