Physics
Scientific paper
Dec 2001
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2001georl..28.4395d&link_type=abstract
Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 28, Issue 23, p. 4395-4398
Physics
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Seismology: Lithosphere And Upper Mantle, Seismology: Surface Waves And Free Oscillations, Tectonophysics: Tomography, Information Related To Geographic Region: Antarctica
Scientific paper
We have analyzed surface wave data for 245 events occurring in Antarctica and surrounding oceans during years 1991-1999. We first apply dispersion analysis to the fundamental mode of Rayleigh waves for periods ranging from 20 to 150 sec. We then invert path-averaged dispersion curves to obtain 2D maps of group velocity for different periods, represented by splines on a grid with 250 km spacing, with considerably more detail than that achieved by global models. We finally use group velocity maps in a nonlinear inversion for the regional 3D vSV structure of the upper mantle. The resulting model shows thick continental roots under East Antarctica, reaching depths below 200 km; low velocities under oceanic ridges, mostly confined to the upper 150 km; and a slow area under the Ross Sea volcanic centres, extending all the way down to 200 km, beyond which our data loose resolving power.
Danesi Stefania
Morelli Alice
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