期刊
EARTH AND PLANETARY SCIENCE LETTERS
卷 367, 期 -, 页码 71-81出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2013.02.026
关键词
mantle transition zone structure; waveform modeling; seismic wave speed; northwestern Pacific subduction zone; stagnant slab; water bearing mantle transition zone
资金
- NSFC [41074034]
- Directorate For Geosciences
- Division Of Earth Sciences [1019853] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
Using high-dense regional body waves for three deep earthquakes that occurred around Russia-China border, we investigate both S and P wave velocity structures in the mantle transition zone beneath Northeast China and northern part of North China Craton, where the northwestern Pacific plate is imaged to subhorizontally lie above the 660-km discontinuity. We observe an increasing trend of S-P travel time residuals along the epicentral distance within a distance range of 11-16.5 degrees, indicating a velocity anomaly in MTZ. We seek the simplest model that explains the observed broadband waveforms and relative travel times of triplication for a confined azimuth sector. Both SH and P data suggest a similar to 140 +/- 20 km high velocity layer lying above a slightly depressed and broad 660-km discontinuity. Shear velocity reduction of similar to 2.5% in the deeper part of the transition zone is required to compensate for the significantly large relative time between AB and CD triplicate branches and the increased trending of S-P travel time residuals as well. The MTZ, as a whole, is featured by low shear velocity and high V-p/V-s ratio. A water-rich mantle transition zone with 0.2-0.4 wt% of H2O may account for the discrepancy between the observed V-p and V-s velocity structures. Our result supports the scenario of a viscosity-dominated stagnant slab with an increased thickness of similar to 140 km, which was caused by the large viscosity contrast between the lower and upper mantles. The addition of water and eastward trench retreat might facilitate stagnation of the subducting Pacific slab beneath Northeast China. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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