Insight into NE Tibetan Plateau expansion from crustal and upper mantle anisotropy revealed by shear-wave splitting
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DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2017.08.030
Abstract: Abstract The northeastern Tibetan plateau margin is the current expansion border, where growth of the plateau is ongoing. We analyze shear-wave splitting at ChinArray stations in the NE Tibetan Plateau and its margin with the… read more here.
Keywords: plateau; expansion; shear wave; wave splitting ... See more keywords
Upper mantle anisotropy inferred from shear wave splitting beneath the Eastern Indian Shield region
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DOI: 10.1016/j.gsf.2017.12.003
Abstract: Abstract We estimate the shear wave splitting parameters vis-a-vis the thicknesses of the continental lithosphere beneath the two permanent seismic broadband stations located at Dhanbad (DHN) and Bokaro (BOKR) in the Eastern Indian Shield region.… read more here.
Keywords: shield; shear wave; shield region; wave splitting ... See more keywords
Mantle deformation beneath the Western Ghats, India: Insights from core-refracted shear wave splitting analysis
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2021.104848
Abstract: Abstract The Western margin of the Indian sub-continent that hosts one of the world’s largest escarpments, called the Western Ghats (WG), is a collage of diverse geological formations with different structural and physical properties. Characterizing… read more here.
Keywords: wave splitting; mantle deformation; western ghats; anisotropy ... See more keywords
Complicated 3D mantle flow beneath Northeast China from shear wave splitting and its implication for the Cenozoic intraplate volcanism
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DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2017.04.015
Abstract: Abstract We obtained shear wave splitting measurements from XKS (SKS and SKKS) phases recorded by the NECESSArray project consisting of 127 seismic stations in Northeast China (NEC). The most salient feature of the anisotropy in… read more here.
Keywords: beneath; shear wave; mantle flow; wave splitting ... See more keywords
The Role of Variable Slab Dip in Driving Mantle Flow at the Eastern Edge of the Alaskan Subduction Margin: Insights From Shear‐Wave Splitting
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DOI: 10.1029/2018gc008170
Abstract: Alaska provides an ideal tectonic setting for investigating the interaction between subduction and asthenospheric flow. Within the span of a few hundred kilometers along strike, the geometry of the subducting Pacific plate varies significantly and… read more here.
Keywords: shear wave; edge; wave splitting; subduction ... See more keywords
The development of seismic anisotropy below south-central Alaska: evidence from local earthquake shear wave splitting
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DOI: 10.1093/gji/ggaa603
Abstract: S U M M A R Y The Transportable Array in south-central Alaska spans several subduction zone features: backarc, forearc and volcanic arc, making it an ideal tool to study subduction zone anisotropy. Shear wave… read more here.
Keywords: shear wave; central alaska; south central; wave splitting ... See more keywords
Evidence for asthenospheric flow rotation in northwest Canada: insights from shear wave splitting
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DOI: 10.1093/gji/ggab396
Abstract: The Mackenzie Mountains (MM) of northwest Canada are an actively uplifting, seismogenic salient of the northern Canadian Cordillera that lie 750 km NE of the main Pacific-North America plate boundary. We present new shear wave splitting… read more here.
Keywords: northwest canada; shear wave; wave splitting; asthenospheric flow ... See more keywords
Preliminary analysis of crustal shear‐wave splitting in the Sanjiang lateral collision zone of the southeast margin of the Tibetan Plateau and its tectonic implications
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DOI: 10.1111/1365-2478.12870
Abstract: The collision of the Indian and Eurasian plates, to the east of the eastern Himalayan syntaxes, forms the Sanjiang lateral collision zone in the southeast margin of the Tibetan Plateau, where there are intense crustal… read more here.
Keywords: shear wave; sanjiang lateral; wave splitting; lateral collision ... See more keywords
Shear wave splitting across the Mid-Atlantic region of North America: A fossil anisotropy interpretation
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DOI: 10.1130/g38794.1
Abstract: New shear wave splitting measurements (n = 76) from the Mid-Atlantic section of North America, when combined with previously reported measurements, provide improved clarity to patterns of seismic anisotropy across the region, including a rotation… read more here.
Keywords: shear wave; wave splitting; anisotropy; fossil anisotropy ... See more keywords
M‐Split: A Graphical User Interface to Analyze Multilayered Anisotropy from Shear‐Wave Splitting
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DOI: 10.1785/0220170020
Abstract: ABSTRACT Shear‐wave splitting analysis is commonly used to infer deep anisotropic structure. For simple cases, obtained delay times and fast‐axis orientations are averaged from reliable results to define anisotropy beneath recording seismic stations. However, splitting… read more here.
Keywords: graphical user; multilayered anisotropy; shear wave; user interface ... See more keywords
A Database of Shear-Wave Splitting Measurements for the Arabian Plate
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DOI: 10.1785/0220180144
Abstract: We present a uniform database of teleseismic shear-wave splitting (SWS) parameters for the Arabian plate. The SWS parameters, including the fast polarization orientation and splitting time, are measured based on a procedure that minimizes the… read more here.
Keywords: shear wave; splitting measurements; wave splitting; arabian plate ... See more keywords