内核静态倾斜是从地球旋转中的十年内振荡推断出来的
Yachong An1, Hao Ding2, Zhifeng Chen1
1School of Geodesy and Geomatics, Hubei LuoJia Laboratory, Wuhan University, 430079, Wuhan, China.
Nature communications
|December 8, 2023
概括
地球的内核振荡 (ICW) 有8.5年的信号,表明内核和地幔之间有轻微的静态倾斜. 这一地力学发现表明了内核内的密度变化.
科学领域:
- 地质物理学 地质物理学
- 地球科学 地球科学 地球科学
- 固体地球物理 固体地球物理
背景情况:
- 地球内核的地力学状态受到争论,特别是与地幔相对的潜在静态倾斜.
- 了解这种倾斜对于建模内核动力学及其对地球旋转的影响至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 确认内核振荡 (ICW) 的存在和特征及其与地球旋转的关系.
- 为了确定内核和地幔之间的静态倾斜的幅度和方向.
主要方法:
- 对极运动数据的分析,以确定归因于内核振荡 (ICW) 的8.5年信号.
- 检查一天的长度变化以确认ICW的存在和相位一致性.
- 基于观察到的ICW振幅和相位,计算静态倾斜角度.
主要成果:
- 证实了大约8.5年的信号在极地运动中作为内核振荡 (ICW).
- 在地球的一天长度变化中检测到ICW信号,显示出良好的相位一致性.
- 在内核和地幔之间推断出大约0.17°±0.03°的静态倾斜角度,比以前假定的值要小得多.
结论:
- 推断出的静态倾斜支持在西北内部核心具有更高平均密度的模型.
- 观察到的ICW周期表明,在内核边界的密度跳跃为0.52g/cm3.
- 这项研究为地球内核的地力学状态和内部结构提供了关键的约束.
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