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Surface-Wave TomographyT. Meier (University Kiel)
Short Course “Seismic tomography for non-seismologists”, Berlin, Feb. 1.-2., 2018
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§ Properties of surface waves§ Examples of surface-wave tomography:
• different scales• central Europe, Mediterranean, Alpine region
§ Conclusions
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Outline
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Surface waves
seismogram sourceGreen‘sfunction
Options for calculation of the Green‘s function§ body waves§ surface waves§ normal modes§ numercial solution of equation of motion
single force (e.g. hammer blow, ambient noise)moment tensor (e.g. earthquake)
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Surface waves
Surface waves result from a factorization ansatz for the solution of the equation ofmotion: separation in an amplitude-depth functions and a propagation factor. Amplitudes of surface wave are decaying with depth. Surface waves propagate alongthe tension free surface.
In case of limited lateral heterogeneity the Green‘s function may be expressed as:
depthdependence
propagationfactor
There are different ansatzes for body waves and normal modes.
Green‘s function(wavefield)
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period: 25 swavelength: 95 km
amplitude-depth function
km
km
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Surface waves
Rayleigh fundamental mode: wavelength and amplitude-depth function
vertical displacement (solid)horizontal displacement (dotted)
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amplitude-depth function
km
km
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Surface waves
Rayleigh fundamental mode: wavelength and amplitude-depth function
period: 100 swavelength: 406 km
vertical displacement (solid)horizontal displacement (dotted)
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amplitude-depth function
km
km
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Surface waves
Rayleigh (9. higher mode): wavelength and amplitude-depth function
period: 25 swavelength: 184 km
vertical displacement (solid)horizontal displacement (dotted)
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amplitude-depth function
km
km
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Surface waves
Rayleigh (2. higher mode): wavelength and amplitude-depth function
period: 100 swavelength: 702 km
vertical displacement (solid)horizontal displacement (dotted)
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Surface waves
Rayleigh wave phase velocities (ca. 50 modes): determines phase delay in the frequency domain
fundamental mode
M. Tesch
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Surface waves
Rayleigh wave fundamental mode: sensitivity to Earth structure
mantle transition zone
crust
lithosphere/asthenosphere
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Surface waves
Rayleigh wave fundamental mode: sensitivity to sediments and Moho depth
M. Tesch
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Surface waves
Rayleigh wave fundamental mode: sensitivity to mantle lithosphere andasthenosphere
M. Tesch
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Surface waves
Rayleigh wave fundamental mode: sensitivity to Earth structure
lower crust(15 km – 35 km)
mantle lithosphere(25 km – 60 km)
asthenosphere(150 km – 400 km)
lithosphere-asthenophereboundary (LAB)(80 km – 200 km)
S. Lebedev
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Surface waves
Effecitve calculation oflong-period syntheticseismograms includingbody wave arrivals bysummation of surface wavemodes (up to 20 modes)
Rayleigh fundamental mode
SSS
S SS
number of modes
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vertical component wavefield at the surface (50 modes stacked)
Central Italy — 18 January 2017
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vertical component wavefield at the surface (50 modes stacked)
Central Italy — 18 January 2017
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Surface waves
Waveform example: Iran 26.12.2005, magnitude 6.4, station BFO
P PP
S
Love
Rayleigh
Rayleigh
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dispersion curve (groupvelocity)
waves scattered withinthe crust
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Surface waves
Waveform example: Iran 26.12.2005, magnitude 6.4, station BFO
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§ Rayleigh and Love wave modes (fundamental modes + highermodes)
§ fundamental modes: large amplitudes for shallow sources§ surface wave velocities are frequency dependent (dispersive)
and are strongly sensitive to the Earth‘s structure (mainly Vs, isotropic + anisotropic; short periods: crust, long periods: down to mantle transition zone)
§ synthetic waveforms may be calculated by surface wavemode summation
§ surface waves are radiated by active sources, pressurechanges (ambient noise) and earthquakes
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Surface waves
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Surface-wave tomography: Automated Multimode Inversion
Lebedev, Meier, Nolet, van der Hilst (2005); Lebedev, van der Hilst (2008)
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Surface-wave tomography: Automated Multimode Inversion
Schaeffer & Lebedev, 2013, 2015
Vs anomaly,
global scale, lateral resolution ca. 400 km
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Surface-wave tomography: Automated Multimode Inversion
Schaeffer & Lebedev, 2013, 2015
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Surface-wave tomography: Automated Multimode Inversion
Vs at 110 km depth + anorogenic Cenozoic volcanism
Legendre et al. (2012)regional scale, lateral resolution ca. 200 km
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Surface-wave tomography: ultrasonic measurements
analysis of surficial alterations (Porta Nigra Trier, sandstone)
Köhn et al. (2016)decimeter scale, lateral resolution ca. 4 cm
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Surface-wave tomography: dispersion analysis fundamental mode
Ritzwoller, Levshin (1998)
single station group velocitymeasurements (Eurasia)
continental scale, lateral resolution ca. 500 km
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Surface-wave tomography: dispersion analysis fundamental mode
Schivardi, Morelli (2009)
single station group velocitymeasurements (Europe)
continental scale, lateral resolution ca. 500 km
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Surface-wave tomography: dispersion analysis fundamental mode
phase velocity 12 s: upper to mid crustal structure (central Europe)
Scheck-Wenderoth and Lamarche (2005); Soomro et al. (2016); Meier et al. (2016)regional scale, lateral resolution partly < 100 km
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Surface-wave tomography: dispersion analysis fundamental mode
Soomro et al. (2016); Meier et al. (2016)
phase velocity 25 s: crustal roots + subMoho structure
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Surface-wave tomography: dispersion analysis fundamental mode
Soomro et al. (2016), Meier et al. (2016)
phase velocity 55 s: LAB topography + Cenozoic intraplate volcanism
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Surface-wave tomography: dispersion analysis fundamental mode
phase velocity 55 s: LAB topography + Rotliegend volcanics (NGB)
Scheck-Wenderoth and Lamarche (2005); Soomro et al. (2016); Meier et al. (2016)
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Surface-wave tomography: dispersion analysis fundamental mode
A. El-Sharkawyregional scale, lateral resolution partly < 100 km
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Surface-wave tomography: dispersion analysis fundamental mode
A. El-Sharkawy
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Surface-wave tomography: dispersion analysis fundamental mode
A. El-Sharkawy
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Surface-wave tomography: dispersion analysis fundamental mode
A. El-Sharkawy
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Surface-wave tomography: the Alpine region
A. El-Sharkawy
ApSl: Apenninic SlabCASl: Central Alpine SlabDiSl: Dinaridic SlabDiSlW: Dinaridic Slab WindowEASl: Eastern Alpine Slab
EASl
DiSl
CASl
ApSl DiSlW
§ first inversion test§ Pre-AlpArray data only
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A. El-Sharkawy
ApSl: Apenninic SlabApSlW: Apenninic Slab WindowCASl: Central Alpine SlabDiSl: Dinaridic SlabDiSlW: Dinaridic slab windowEASl: Eastern Alpine Slab
EASlCASl
ApSlCASl
EASlApSl
tear?
?
Surface-wave tomography: the Alpine region
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Surface-wave tomography: the Alpine region
azimuthal anisotropy
Fry et al. (2010)local scale, lateral resolution ca. 150 km
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Surface-wave tomography: the Alpine region
azimuthal anisotropy
R. Soomroregional scale, lateral resolution ca. 150 km
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Surface-wave tomography: radial anisotropy
radial anisotropy: indicative for horizontal or vertical flow
Bischoff et al. (2004), Roux et al. (2011)
WET-BUGVs-vertical from Rayleigh waves (solid) Vs -horizontal from Love waves (dashed)
Love-Rayleigh discrepancy: Rayleigh wavevelocity from Love wave model (dashed)
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Surface-wave tomography: analysis of wavefields
M. Tesch
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Surface-wave tomography: analysis of wavefields
M. Tesch
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Surface-wave tomography: analysis of wavefields
M. Tesch
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Surface-wave tomography: analysis of wavefields
M. Tesch
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surface-wave tomography: § applicable to a wide range of scales (global to centimeter)
§ waveform tomography + analysis of Rayleigh and Love wave phase
velocities
§ yields 3D models of isotropic Vs + radial + azimuthal anisotropy
§ strong sensitivity for crust, Moho, mantle lithosphere, LAB,
asthenosphere
§ seismic anisotropy: lithospheric deformation + asthenospheric flow
advantages:§ crucial for resolution of mantle lithosphere + asthenosphere§ effective data processing -> automated analysis of all available data
§ effective data quality control
§ effective testing of influence of inversion parameters
disadvantage:§ semianalytic – underlying assumptions have to be tested
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Conclusions
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-> The resolution limit of surface wave tomography hasn’t been reached yet!-> Resolution is steadily increasing because of methodicaldevelopments and new data!
Targets of surface wave tomography within AlpArray:-> resolving slab segments, slab gaps and tears (down to about 300 km depth)-> imaging lithospheric deformation and asthenospheric flow
§ application of different seismological imaging techniques will result in different models
§ interpretations of tomographic models need to take scales andspatially varying resolution into account
§ need for consistent models: joint inversion (RF + SKS + traveltimes + phase velocities + waveforms + gravity) in secondphase of the SPP?
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Conclusions
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-> Need for interdisciplinary interpretations!
Looking forward to it!
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