Computer Science
Scientific paper
May 2009
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2009e%26psl.282..285l&link_type=abstract
Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Volume 282, Issue 1-4, p. 285-293.
Computer Science
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Scientific paper
Constraining the frequency dependence of intrinsic seismic attenuation in the Earth is crucial for: 1. correcting for velocity dispersion due to attenuation; 2. constructing attenuation and velocity models of the interior using datasets with different frequency contents; and, 3. interpreting lateral variations of velocity and attenuation in terms of temperature and composition. Frequency dependence of attenuation q can be represented by a power law q ∝ q0ω - α. Despite its importance, efforts at determining α from surface wave and free oscillation data have been thwarted by the strong tradeoffs between the depth- and frequency dependence of attenuation. We develop and validate a new method that eliminates this tradeoff, allowing a direct estimation of effective frequency dependence of attenuation without having to construct a new depth-dependent model of attenuation. Using normal mode and surface wave attenuation measurements between 80 and 3000 s, we find that α varies with frequency within the absorption band. It is 0.3 at periods shorter than 200 s, it decreases to 0.1 between 300 and 800 s, and becomes negative at periods longer than 1000 s.
Lekic Ved
Matas Jan
Panning Mark
Romanowicz Barbara
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