Seismic evidence of flow at the base of the upper mantle

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Jun 1998

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1998georl..25.1995v&link_type=abstract

Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 25, Issue 11, p. 1995-1998

Physics

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Seismology: Body Wave Propagation, Tectonophysics: Dynamics, Convection Currents And Mantle Plumes, Tectonophysics: Earth'S Interior-Composition And State, Information Related To Geographic Region: Africa

Scientific paper

A combined analysis of SKS, SKKS and P660s seismic phases detected in the records of BCAO/BNG seismic station in central Africa reveals that the waveform and amplitude of the T component of P660s deviate significantly from those predicted from the observations of shear wave splitting in SKS and SKKS. The inverse problem is investigated by using the anisotropic Thomson-Haskell code and a genetic algorithm. The discrepancy between SKS/SKKS and P660S can be explained by P-SH conversion at the boundaries of a weakly anisotropic layer 30-40 km thick lying atop 660 km discontinuity beneath BCAO/BNG. This anisotropy is probably induced by horizontal flow at the bottom of the upper mantle, in the transition zone.

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