Western Gondwana imaged by S receiver-functions (SRF): New results on Moho, MLD (mid-lithospheric discontinuity) and LAB (lithosphere-asthenosphere boundary)
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DOI: 10.1016/j.gr.2021.04.009
Abstract: Abstract We study the Moho, the mid-lithospheric discontinuity (MLD), and the lithosphere-asthenosphere boundary (LAB) from southern Africa to northern Arabia, from Archean cratons to active rifts, at 1° resolution using our comprehensive new database of… read more here.
Keywords: lithosphere asthenosphere; asthenosphere boundary; lithospheric discontinuity; receiver functions ... See more keywords
Crustal structure of north Peru from analysis of teleseismic receiver functions
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jsames.2017.02.006
Abstract: Abstract In this study, we present results from teleseismic receiver functions, in order to investigate the crustal thickness and Vp/Vs ratio beneath northern Peru. A total number of 981 receiver functions were analyzed, from data… read more here.
Keywords: topography; receiver functions; crustal thickness; ratio ... See more keywords
Lithospheric seismic structure beneath two broadband station sites of the eastern part of Chhotanagpur Plateau: New constraints from receiver functions and dispersion curves
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DOI: 10.1016/j.pepi.2019.01.004
Abstract: Abstract The Chhotanagpur Plateau in eastern India was formed due to the severe upheaval of tectonic forces deep inside the earth. The deep geological processes associated with its subsurface along with geodynamical rationales are never… read more here.
Keywords: receiver functions; station; eastern part; part chhotanagpur ... See more keywords
Detection of a new sub-lithospheric discontinuity in Central Europe with S-receiver functions
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DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2017.02.002
Abstract: Abstract We used S-receiver functions (i.e. S-to-P converted signals) to study seismic discontinuities in the upper mantle between the Moho and the 410 km discontinuity beneath central Europe. This was done by using c. 49,000 S-receiver… read more here.
Keywords: receiver functions; discontinuity; central europe; lithospheric discontinuity ... See more keywords
Crustal structure across the NE Tibetan Plateau and Ordos Block from the joint inversion of receiver functions and Rayleigh-wave dispersions
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DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2017.03.020
Abstract: Abstract We investigated the crustal structure at 34 stations using the H-κ stacking method and jointly inverting receiver functions with Rayleigh-wave phase and group velocities. These seismic stations are distributed along a profile extending across… read more here.
Keywords: receiver functions; rayleigh wave; crust; functions rayleigh ... See more keywords
Structure of the crust and upper mantle beneath the Bransfield Strait (Antarctica) using P receiver functions
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DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2021.228744
Abstract: Abstract The Bransfield Strait is a tectonically active back-arc rift basin located between the South Shetland archipelago (SSI) and the Antarctic Peninsula (AP). We use teleseismic P-wave receiver functions from twelve seismic stations in order… read more here.
Keywords: upper mantle; receiver functions; structure; bransfield strait ... See more keywords
Lithospheric Structure and Evolution of Southern Africa: Constraints From Joint Inversion of Rayleigh Wave Dispersion and Receiver Functions
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DOI: 10.1029/2019gc008259
Abstract: We conduct a joint inversion of teleseismic receiver functions and Rayleigh wave phase velocity dispersion from both ambient noise and earthquakes using data from 79 seismic stations in southern Africa, which is home to some… read more here.
Keywords: receiver functions; rayleigh wave; southern africa; joint inversion ... See more keywords
Groundwater Variations From Autocorrelation and Receiver Functions
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DOI: 10.1029/2019gl084719
Abstract: Using a 20‐year continuous broadband record and two independent single‐station techniques—ambient noise autocorrelation and receiver functions—we document a relationship between subsurface seismic response and groundwater levels (GWLs) in the Gulf Coast Aquifer System of southern… read more here.
Keywords: receiver functions; station; autocorrelation receiver; ambient noise ... See more keywords
Distinct Orogenic Processes in the South‐ and North‐Central Tien Shan From Receiver Functions
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DOI: 10.1029/2019gl086941
Abstract: Uplifting mechanisms for the Tien Shan, an active intracontinental orogenic belt, have been under debate for decades, a key issue being how the convergence has been accommodated at depth. Here we investigate the Moho structure… read more here.
Keywords: tien; receiver functions; north central; central tien ... See more keywords
Joint ambient noise autocorrelation and receiver function analysis of the Moho
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DOI: 10.1093/gji/ggab065
Abstract: In the field of seismic interferometry, cross-correlations are used to extract Green’s function from ambient noise data. By applying a single station variation of the method, using autocorrelations, we are in principle able to retrieve… read more here.
Keywords: moho; receiver functions; ambient noise; function ... See more keywords
A Markov chain Monte Carlo with Gibbs sampling approach to anisotropic receiver function forward modeling
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DOI: 10.1093/gji/ggw383
Abstract: S U M M A R Y Teleseismic receiver functions contain information regarding Earth structure beneath a seismic station. P-to-SV converted phases are often used to characterize crustal and upper-mantle discontinuities and isotropic velocity structures.… read more here.
Keywords: receiver functions; receiver function; forward modeling; approach ... See more keywords