利用台阵技术探测中地幔散射体-海洋科学专业毕业论文.docxVIP

浙江大学硕士学位论文 浙江大学硕士学位论文 摘要 摘要 大洋板片在地球深部的俯冲形态非常复杂，而小尺度的板片因缺乏高频数据 其分布还约束较少。本文分析了中国东北地震台网(NECESS Array)记录的西太 平洋俯冲带(从东印度尼西亚到汤加地区)的4个深源地震在P波初至之后20- 50秒之间到达的地震尾波。在研究过程中，我们采用了两种台阵数据分析方法一 一四次方根速度谱分析和波束功率分析技术约束P波后波至的慢度与方位角。我 们的分析显示，这些尾波的慢度值比P波稍低，方位角也稍偏于大圆路径方向。 结合一维人工合成理论地震图的计算结果，我们认为P波初至后的尾波是震源下 方的散射体导致的S转换成P(SdP)震相。我们发现的总共五个散射体分布在研 究区域下方700-1110 km深度范围内。对于这些分布在中西太平洋俯冲带的地震 散射体，最可能是的解释是古老的俯冲海洋地壳。我们的观测显示海洋地壳至少 部分地从俯冲的海洋岩石圈剥离出来并且大规模地聚集在俯冲带下方的中地慢， 尤其在西太平洋俯冲带。 关键词：海洋地壳；体波；俯冲过程；台阵资料；地幔结构 万方数据 浙江大学硕士学位论文 浙江大学硕士学位论文 Abstract Abstract The fate of subducted slabs is enigmatic，yet intriguing．We analyse seismic arrivals at一20-50 S after the direct P wave in an array in northeast China(NECESS Array) recordings of four deep earthquakes occurring beneath the west-central Pacific subduction zones(from the eastern Indonesia to Tonga region)．We employ the array analysing techniques of fourth root vespagram and beam-forming analysis to constrain the slowness and backazimuth of later arrivals．Our analyses reveal that these arrivals have a slightly lower slowness value than the direct P wave and the backazimuth deviates slightly from the great circle direction．Along with calculation of 1-D synthetic seismograms，we conclude that the later arrival is corresponding to an energy of S-to。P converted at a scatterer below the sources．Total five scatterers are detected at depths varying from一700 to l l l O km in the study region．The past subducted oceanic crust most likely accounts for the seismic scatterers trapped in the mid。mantle beneath the west．central subduction zones．Our observation in tum reflects that oceanic crust at least partly separated from subducted oceanic lithosphere and may be trapped substantially in the mid．mantle surrounding subduction zones，in particular in the western Pacific subduction zones． Key Words：Composition ofthe oceanic crust；Body waves；Subduction zone pro