Velocity structure near the inner core boundary from waveform modeling

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Earth Core, Earth Mantle, Earth Planetary Structure, Seismic Waves, Waveforms, Boundary Value Problems, Mathematical Models, P Waves, Wave Equations

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Attention is given to a velocity model of the inner core boundary (ICB) region developed from broadband waveform modeling. The data consist of long- and short-period record sections gathered from the U.S. arrays, WWSSN, and LRSM. Deep events beneath Indonesia were used; these sampled the ICB structure beneath the North Pacific. The present preferred model was developed from modifications of the Preliminary Reference Earth Model (PREM). It contains a relatively large gradient above the ICB, a sharp jump at the ICB of about 0.78 km/s, and a relatively large gradient underneath. These features are constrained largely by the differential travel times and amplitude ratios of PKIKP and PKiKP of the short-period section. The modeling results suggest a low-velocity gradient at the bottom (roughly 400 km) of the fluid core. This model indicates possible inhomogeneity above the IC, as suggested in the literature.

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