Physics
Scientific paper
Aug 1993
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1993georl..20.1623k&link_type=abstract
Geophysical Research Letters (ISSN 0094-8276), vol. 20, no. 15, p. 1623-1626.
Physics
347
Anelasticity, Earth Mantle, Propagation Velocity, Seismic Waves, Tomography, Anomalies, Mathematical Models, S Waves, Temperature Dependence
Scientific paper
Temperature dependence of seismic wave velocities comes both from anharmonicity and anelasticity. The contribution from anelasticity is shown to be important in the earth's mantle, particularly for shear waves. In the low Q (Q(mu) is approximately equal to 100) regions in the upper mantle, the correction due to anelasticity will roughly double the temperature derivatives due to anharmonicity alone. The correction for anelasticity will also be important in the deep mantle where Q is larger, if temperature derivatives due to anharmonicity will decrease significantly with pressure. These results imply that the temperature anomalies associated with low velocity anomalies in the mantle will be significantly smaller than previously considered on the basis of the anharmonic effect alone and that the amplitude of velocity anomalies will be significantly larger for shear waves than for compressional waves.
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