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DOI | 10.1029/2020GL088580 |
Crustal Deformation in Southern California Constrained by Radial Anisotropy From Ambient Noise Adjoint Tomography | |
Wang, Kai1,2; Jiang, Chengxin3,4; Yang, Yingjie2; Schulte-Pelkum, Vera5,6; Liu, Qinya1,7 | |
2020-06-04 | |
发表期刊 | GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS |
ISSN | 0094-8276 |
EISSN | 1944-8007 |
出版年 | 2020 |
卷号 | 47期号:12 |
文章类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | Canada; Australia; USA |
英文摘要 | We build a new radially anisotropic shear wave velocity model of Southern California based on ambient noise adjoint tomography to investigate crustal deformation associated with Cenozoic evolution of the Pacific-North American plate boundary. Pervasive positive radial anisotropy (4%) is observed in the crust east of the San Andreas Fault (SAF), attributed to subhorizontal alignment of mica/amphibole foliation planes resulting from significant crustal extension. Substantial negative anisotropy (6%) is revealed in the middle/lower crust west of the SAF, where high shear wave speeds are also observed. The negative anisotropy could result from steeply dipping amphibole schists in a shear zone developed during Laramide flat slab subduction. Alternatively, it could be caused by the crystal preferred orientation (CPO) of plagioclase, whose fast axis aligns orthogonally to a presumed subhorizontal foliation. The latter new mechanism highlights potentially complex CPO patterns resulting from different lithospheric mineralogy, as suggested by laboratory experiments on xenoliths from the region. Plain Language Summary The crust of Southern California has been shaped by complex tectonic processes through the evolution of the Pacific-North America plate boundary. The mechanisms of crustal deformation in this area are not fully understood. We investigate the deformation regime by studying the seismic radial anisotropy of shear wave speed associated with mineral or structural orientations. Our work reveals pervasive positive radial anisotropy (V-SH > V-SV) in the crust and uppermost mantle, which is consistent with the tectonic setting of widespread and long-term crustal extension of the western United States through the Cenozoic. Interestingly, we also observe strong negative anisotropy (V-SH < V-SV) in the lower crust west of the San Andreas Fault that has not been reported before. We interpret the positive anisotropy to be caused by the subhorizontal alignment of foliation planes of mica/amphibole whereas the negative one is potentially created by either steeply dipping amphibole schists or subhorizontal alignment of plagioclase. The distinct radial anisotropies across the transform plate boundary might indicate the importance of complex CPO patterns, resulting from different lithospheric mineralogy under the same strain regime. |
英文关键词 | adjoint tomography seismic interferometry seismic anisotropy Southern California surface waves full waveform inversion |
领域 | 气候变化 |
收录类别 | SCI-E |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000551464800003 |
WOS关键词 | SAN-ANDREAS FAULT ; LOS-ANGELES BASIN ; SEISMIC ANISOTROPY ; SIERRA-NEVADA ; UPPER-MANTLE ; SPECTRAL-ELEMENT ; NORTH-AMERICA ; TRANSVERSE RANGES ; PHASE-VELOCITY ; SALTON TROUGH |
WOS类目 | Geosciences, Multidisciplinary |
WOS研究方向 | Geology |
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文献类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/273301 |
专题 | 气候变化 |
作者单位 | 1.Univ Toronto, Dept Phys, Toronto, ON, Canada; 2.Macquarie Univ, Dept Earth & Planetary Sci, Sydney, NSW, Australia; 3.Australian Natl Univ, Res Sch Earth Sci, Canberra, ACT, Australia; 4.Harvard Univ, Dept Earth & Planetary Sci, 20 Oxford St, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA; 5.Univ Colorado, Cooperat Inst Res Environm Sci, Boulder, CO 80309 USA; 6.Univ Colorado, Dept Geol Sci, Boulder, CO 80309 USA; 7.Univ Toronto, Dept Earth Sci, Toronto, ON, Canada |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Wang, Kai,Jiang, Chengxin,Yang, Yingjie,et al. Crustal Deformation in Southern California Constrained by Radial Anisotropy From Ambient Noise Adjoint Tomography[J]. GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS,2020,47(12). |
APA | Wang, Kai,Jiang, Chengxin,Yang, Yingjie,Schulte-Pelkum, Vera,&Liu, Qinya.(2020).Crustal Deformation in Southern California Constrained by Radial Anisotropy From Ambient Noise Adjoint Tomography.GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS,47(12). |
MLA | Wang, Kai,et al."Crustal Deformation in Southern California Constrained by Radial Anisotropy From Ambient Noise Adjoint Tomography".GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS 47.12(2020). |
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