Lateral variations of the structure of the crust-mantle boundary from conversions of teleseismic P waves
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Title (Dublin Core)
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Lateral variations of the structure of the crust-mantle boundary from conversions of teleseismic P waves
Description (Dublin Core)
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Clear P-to-S converted phases are observed in teleseismic seismograms recorded at the Grafenberg array. The seismic events used are nuclear explosions from east Kasakh and deep-focus earthquakes from the region of Japan and central Asia. The identification of the converted phases has been improved by the rotation of the coordinate system. Theoretical seismograms have been computed to obtain the response of various velocity structures of the lithosphere under the receivers, using the reflectivity method of Kind (1985) for different source and receiver structures. The interpretation of the P-to-S conversions leads to a model of the crust-mantle transition zone with a first-order discontinuity and a normal velocity contrast in the north, an increased velocity contrast in the centre, and a reduced sharpness of the discontinuity in the south of the array. The sedimentary layers underneath the stations also cause strong converted phases, and they also influence strongly the waveform of the incoming P wave.
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Permalink: https://geophysicsjournal.com/article/225
Creator (Dublin Core)
Qiyuan, L.
Kind, R.
Subject (Dublin Core)
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Lateral inhomogeneities
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P-to-S conversions
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Theoretical seismograms
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Solid Earth
Publisher (Dublin Core)
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Journal of Geophysics
Date (Dublin Core)
1986-10-30
Type (Dublin Core)
info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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Peer-reviewed Article
Format (Dublin Core)
application/pdf
Identifier (Dublin Core)
https://journal.geophysicsjournal.com/JofG/article/view/225
Source (Dublin Core)
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Journal of Geophysics; Vol 60 No 1 (1986): Journal of Geophysics; 149-156
2643-2986
2643-9271
Language (Dublin Core)
eng
Relation (Dublin Core)
https://journal.geophysicsjournal.com/JofG/article/view/225/185