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GEOPHYSICAL JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL
卷 155, 期 3, 页码 870-884出版社
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2003.02094.x
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Antarctica; crustal structure; inversion; Moho discontinuity; seismic velocity; shear wave; waveform analysis
The crustal structure beneath Ross Island and the Transantarctic Mountains (TAM) in Southern Victoria Land, Antarctica, is inferred using non-linear inversion of receiver functions, derived from teleseismic earthquake data. Intermediate-period waveforms from more than 160 teleseismic earthquakes recorded between January 1994 and January 2000 were used in the analysis. The inversion results confirm a crustal thickness of 19-21 km beneath Ross Island, consistent with previous multichannel seismic work. In addition we observe a crustal thickness of 18-20 km beneath the Ross Sea coastline immediately adjacent to the TAM. Further inland, beneath the TAM, the estimated Moho depths range from 30-33 km (similar to30 km from the coast) to 36-40 km (similar to85 km from the coast), deepening away from the coast beneath the TAM. These results are in broad agreement with previous seismic and gravity interpretations. Beneath the TAM a sharp mid-crustal discontinuity is present at 8-14 km depth beneath the eastern-most stations, but absent on the western side of the TAM, indicating a spatial change in the mid-crustal composition.
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