通过地震波形变化反转的内核反向
Wei Wang1,2,3, John E Vidale4, Guanning Pang5
1Key Laboratory of Earth and Planetary Physics, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
Nature
|June 12, 2024
概括
地球的固体内核在2003年和2008年之间旋转的速度比表面快,然后逆转方向,从2008年到2023年旋转的速度更慢. 这项基于地震波分析的发现表明,对于地球的核心动态需要新的模型.
科学领域:
- 地质学
- 地震学
- 地球科学
背景情况:
- 地球固体内核相对于表面的旋转已经从地震数据中推断出来.
- 内核的结构和动态影响着地球的磁场.
- 之前的研究表明内核的旋转速度有所不同.
研究的目的:
- 准确地追踪地球内核的发展和衰退.
- 使用地震波数据分析内核的旋转动态.
- 调查内核运动与地球磁场之间的关系.
主要方法:
- 在南三明治群岛收集了1991年至2023年的143对重复地震.
- 分析了在中孔阵列上记录的穿透内核PKIKP波.
- 在重复的地震多重中确定波形变化和逆转,以追踪内核位置.
主要成果:
- 记录了波形变化和随后的反转,表明内核重新占据了过去的位置.
- 证明内部核心在2003年至2008年间发生超级旋转.
- 显示内核从2008年到2023年以两到三倍较慢的速度旋转,
结论:
- 地球的内核表现出超旋转和随后较慢的次旋转,通过相同的路径回流.
- 现在可以精确追踪内核的进展和回归.
- 不同的前进和后退速度需要新的模型来描述内核,外核和地幔之间的动态.
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