Anisotropy in multi-offset deep-crustal seismic experiments

Details Anisotropy in multi-offset deep-crustal seismic experiments Anisotropy in multi-offset deep-crustal seismic experiments

Aug 1999

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1999geoji.138..300j&link_type=abstract

Geophysical Journal International, Volume 138, Issue 2, pp. 300-318.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Anisotropy, Deep-Seismic Data, Moho, Seismic Velocity, Wide-Angle Data

Scientific paper

Modelling of deep-seismic wide-angle data commonly assumes that the Earth is heterogeneous and isotropic. It is important to know the magnitudes of errors that may be introduced by isotropic-based wide-angle models when the Earth is anisotropic. It is equally important to find ways of detecting anisotropy and determining its properties. This paper explores the errors introduced by interpreting anisotropic seismic data with isotropic models. Errors in P-wave reflector depths are dependent on the magnitude of the velocity anisotropy and the direction of the fast axis. The interpreted, isotropic, model velocity function is found to correspond closely to the horizontal velocity of the anisotropic medium. An additional observed parameter is the time mismatch, which we define to be the difference between the vertical two-way traveltime to a reflector and the time-converted wide-angle position of the reflector. The magnitude of the time mismatch is typically <1.0 s (when the whole crust is anisotropic) and is found to be closely related to the magnitude and sign of the anisotropic anellipticity. The relationships are extendible to more complicated models, including those with vertical velocity gradients, crustal zonation, and lower symmetry orders. A time mismatch may be symptomatic of the presence of anisotropy. We illustrate the observation of a time mismatch for a real multi-offset seismic data set collected north of Scotland and discuss the implications for crustal anisotropy in that region.

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