High-resolution seismic imaging of the western Hellenic subduction zone using teleseismic scattered waves

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Suckale, J. [1 ]
Rondenay, S. [1 ]
Sachpazi, M. [2 ]
Charalampakis, M. [2 ]
Hosa, A. [1 ]
Royden, L. H. [1 ]
机构
[1] MIT, Dept Earth Atmospher & Planetary Sci, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
[2] Natl Observ Athens, Geodynam Inst, Athens 11810, Greece
关键词
Mantle processes; Seismicity and tectonics; Body waves; Subduction zone processes; Europe; MULTIPARAMETER 2-DIMENSIONAL INVERSION; UPPER-MANTLE STRUCTURE; EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN AREA; RECRYSTALLIZED GRAIN-SIZE; WADATI-BENIOFF ZONE; STRUCTURE BENEATH; CRUSTAL THICKNESS; BODY WAVES; VELOCITY STRUCTURE; IONIAN ISLANDS;
D O I
10.1111/j.1365-246X.2009.04170.x
中图分类号
P3 [地球物理学]; P59 [地球化学];
学科分类号
0708 ; 070902 ;
摘要
P>The active Hellenic subduction system has long been considered an ideal setting for studying subduction dynamics because it is easily accessible and of limited spatial extent. It has been the focus of numerous seismological studies over the last few decades but, nonetheless, the detailed structure of both the slab and the surrounding mantle remain poorly constrained in an intermediate depth range from 30 to 150 km. The objective of this paper is to fill this gap. The intermediate depth regime is of particular interest because it is pivotal for improving our understanding of the dynamic interaction between subducting lithosphere and the surrounding mantle. An interdisciplinary effort aimed at addressing this challenge is currently undertaken by the 'Multidisciplinary Experiments for Dynamic Understanding of Subduction under the Aegean Sea' (MEDUSA) project. As part of the MEDUSA initiative, a temporary array consisting of 40 densely spaced broad-band seismometers from the IRIS-PASSCAL pool has been deployed in southern Greece. We process the teleseismic data recorded by this array with a migration algorithm based on the generalized radon transform to obtain high-resolution images of the subduction zone in 2-D. The images reveal a sharp Mohorovicic discontinuity (Moho) at depths ranging from 30 km beneath the western margin of the Aegean Sea to 40 km beneath the central Peloponnesus, where it outlines the crustal root of the Hellenides. To the west of the Hellenides, the continental Moho is not identified, but we interpret a pronounced discontinuity imaged at similar to 20 km depth as the contact between low-velocity sediments and high-velocity crystalline basement. The images also show the subducted oceanic crust as a low-velocity layer that plunges at a constant angle of 21 degrees from west to east. The oceanic crust exhibits low velocities to at least 90 km depth, indicating that the bulk of fluid transfer from the subducted slab into the mantle wedge occurs below this depth. A detailed comparison of images constructed for distinct backazimuthal illuminations reveals deviations in the geometry of the subducted slab. These deviations are attributed to structural and/or compositional changes taking place directly to the north of the MEDUSA array, and are consistent with the existence of a slab tear beneath the Central Hellenic Shear Zone.
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页码:775 / 791
页数:17
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