期刊
GEOPHYSICAL JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL
卷 178, 期 2, 页码 1021-1027出版社
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2009.04178.x
关键词
Seismicity and tectonics; Cratons; Africa
资金
- National Science Foundation [0530062]
- Office Of The Director
- Office Of Internatl Science &Engineering [0530062] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
P>The southern African Plateau is marked by anomalously high elevations, reaching 1-2 km above sea level, and there is much debate as to whether this topography is compensated by a lower mantle source or by elevated temperatures in the upper mantle. In this study, we use S-wave receiver functions (SRFs) to estimate the lithospheric thickness and sublithospheric mantle velocity structure beneath the Kaapvaal craton, which forms the core of the Plateau. To fit the SRF data, a low-velocity zone (LVZ) is required below a similar to 160-km-thick lithospheric lid, but the LVZ is no thicker than similar to 90 km. Although the lid thickness obtained is thinner than that reported in previous SRF studies, neither the lid thickness nor the shear velocity decrease (similar to 4.5%) associated with the LVZ is anomalous compared to other cratonic environments. Therefore, we conclude that elevated temperatures in the sublithospheric upper mantle contribute little support to the high elevations in this region of southern Africa.
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