南加利福尼亚州Moho小规模结构被发现,分布式声学传感器被发现
James Atterholt1, Zhongwen Zhan1
1California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA.
Science advances
|November 27, 2024
概括
莫霍地形学使用地震数据揭示了南加州地厚度的细节变化. 发现了地的短波长变化,特别是在加洛克断层和科索火山场附近.
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:
- 莫霍地形提供了对石层演变和较低地强度的关键见解.
- 莫霍反射地震相 (PmP) 是这一边界的关键指标,有助于确定地厚度.
- 分布式声学传感 (DAS) 阵列为地震观测提供了前所未有的细度空间采样.
研究的目的:
- 用PmP地震数据调查南加州的Moho变异性和地厚度.
- 开发和验证一种用于从DAS记录中识别和选择P-PmP差异时间的技术.
- 绘制短波长地厚度变化及其与主要地质结构的关系.
主要方法:
- 使用PmP地震相数据,由100公里长的光纤DAS阵列记录.
- 开发一种可靠的方法来精确识别和选择P-PmP时间差异.
- 分析了数百个记录良好的地震事件,以限制莫霍深度.
主要成果:
- 通过使用DAS数据,成功地观察和分析了高可靠性的PmP阶段.
- 在南加利福尼亚州的受约束的莫霍深度,揭示了丰富的短波长地厚度变化.
- 鉴定了与加洛克断层和科索火山场相关的地厚度的急剧变化.
结论:
- DAS阵列是Moho的高分辨率地震成像的有效工具.
- 南加州的地表现出显著的短波长厚度变化,表明复杂的构造过程.
- 加洛克断层和科索火山场代表了地大幅修改的区域.
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