Seismological structure and implications of collision between the Ontong Java Plateau and Solomon Island Arc from ocean bottom seismometer–airgun data     

Seiichi Miura  Kiyoshi Suyehiro  Masanao Shinohara  Narumi Takahashi  Eiichiro Araki  Asahiko Taira   《Tectonophysics》2004,389(3-4):191

A seismic refraction–reflection experiment using ocean bottom seismometers and a tuned airgun array was conducted around the Solomon Island Arc to investigate the fate of an oceanic plateau adjacent to a subduction zone. Here, the Ontong Java Plateau is converging from north with the Solomon Island Arc as part of the Pacific Plate. According to our two-dimensional P-wave velocity structure modeling, the thickness of the Ontong Java Plateau is about 33 km including a thick (15 km) high-velocity layer (7.2 km/s). The thick crust of the Ontong Java Plateau still persists below the Malaita Accreted Province. We interpreted that the shallow part of the Ontong Java Plateau is accreted in front of the Solomon Island Arc as the Malaita Accreted Province and the North Solomon Trench are not a subduction zone but a deformation front of accreted materials. The subduction of the India–Australia Plate from the south at the San Cristobal Trench is confirmed to a depth of about 20 km below sea level. Seismicity around our survey area shows shallow (about 50 km) hypocenters from the San Cristobal Trench and deep (about 200 km) hypocenters from the other side of the Solomon Island Arc. No earthquakes occurred around the North Solomon Trench. The deep seismicity and our velocity model suggest that the lower part of the Ontong Java Plateau is subducting. After the oceanic plateau closes in on the arc, the upper part of the oceanic plateau is accreted with the arc and the lower part is subducted below the arc. The estimation of crustal bulk composition from the velocity model indicates that the upper portion and the total of the Solomon Island Arc are SiO₂ 58% and 53%, respectively, which is almost same as that of the Izu–Bonin Arc. This means that the Solomon Island Arc can be a contributor to growing continental crust. The bulk composition of the Ontong Java Plateau is SiO₂ 49–50%, which is meaningfully lower than those of continents. The accreted province in front of the arc is growing with the convergence of the two plates, and this accretion of the upper part of the oceanic plateau may be another process of crustal growth, although the proportion of such contribution is not clear.  相似文献   

Microearthquake seismicity in relation to double convergence around the Solomon Islands arc by ocean-bottom seismometer observation   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Masanao Shinohara  Kiyoshi Suyehiro  Takayuki Murayama 《Geophysical Journal International》2003,153(3):691-698

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Implications from the seismic crustal structure of the northern Izu–Bonin arc     

NARUMI  TAKAHASHI  KIYOSHI  SUYEHIRO & MASANAO  SHINOHARA 《Island Arc》1998,7(3):383-394

The results of a controlled source seismic reflection–refraction experiment carried out in 1992 reveal the following characteristics of the northern Izu–Bonin (Ogasawara) oceanic island arc–trench system. (1) The crust rapidly thickens from the Shikoku back-arc basin to the arc, is thickest beneath the active rifts, and then gradually thins to the forearc. The thickness of the crust beneath the arc rift zone and the back-arc basin are ∼ 20 km and 8 km, respectively. (2) The Moho vanishes beneath the forearc. Velocities rapidly decrease eastwards beneath the inner trench wall. (3) The velocity of the lower crust of the arc and the back-arc basin is 7.1–7.3 km/s. This velocity is higher than the typical oceanic lower crust whose velocity is ∼ 6.7 km/s. (4) The velocity of the middle crust of the arc is ∼ 6 km/s. This layer does not exist beneath the back-arc basin. (5) A slight difference in the velocity gradient of the middle crust exists between the arc rift zone and the forearc. Based on these findings and previous studies, it is inferred that: (i) the middle crust is probably granitic rock and formed in more than two episodes; (ii) the lower crust formed by igneous underplating which may also have affected part of the back-arc basin; and (iii) the root of the serpentinite diapir on the inner trench wall is a low-velocity mantle wedge that was probably caused by large amounts of water released from the subducting Pacific plate at depths shallower than 30 km.  相似文献   

西沙地块地壳结构及其构造属性   总被引：4，自引：3，他引：1       下载免费PDF全文

郭晓然  赵明辉  黄海波  丘学林  王建  贺恩远  张佳政 《地球物理学报》2016,59(4):1414-1425

西沙地块作为在南海形成演化过程中形成的微陆块,记录了南海演化历史的重要信息,其地壳结构、物质组成及构造属性是探讨南海形成演化的关键.基于采集到的OBS2013-3测线海底地震仪数据,用射线追踪和正演走时拟合方法,获得了西沙地块的二维纵波速度模型.模型显示沉积层速度为2.2~3.2km·s-1,厚度为0.8~3.0km,局部基底面起伏较大,上地壳顶部速度为5.0~5.5km·s-1,下地壳底部速度为6.9km·s-1,上地幔顶部速度为8.0km·s-1.西沙地块的地壳厚度平均为23km,上地壳厚度约为9km,下地壳厚度约为14km,莫霍面埋深为23~27km.从穿过西沙地块的纵、横两条大剖面推算,块体大小约为9.2×105 km3,与华南陆缘相比,表现为整体减薄的陆壳特征.西沙地块与南沙地块垂直于西南次海盆扩张脊分布,根据二者地壳结构的特征对比,二者互为共轭关系.  相似文献   

主动源海底地震仪横波模型的自动搜索与非唯一性分析*     

张浩宇  丘学林  黄海波 《热带海洋学报》2022,41(1):194-203

主动源海底地震仪探测在海底结构的研究中发挥着重要作用, 其中转换横波数据模拟为研究海底构造和物质属性提供了精确依据。本文针对现行转换横波模拟技术存在的步骤繁琐、难以确保最优解和无法进行非唯一性分析等问题进行研究, 提出了基于模型解空间和目标函数的模拟技术, 形成了主动源转换横波数据模拟的新方法, 该方法可借助计算机程序实现结构模拟的自动化。在南海西北陆缘的西沙地块OBS2013-3测线上对该方法进行验证, 分别利用单台PPS震相和全体台站的PSS震相走时数据进行模拟试验。结果表明, 本文的方法能够提供对于最优模型的快速、准确搜索和非唯一性范围的估计。这一方法有助于提高主动源海底地震仪转换横波数据模拟的效率, 并为结果的可靠性和稳定性提供更好的保障。  相似文献   

OBS海洋环境信号分析与应用     

童思友  廖仪  陈亮  吴志强 《海洋科学》2016,40(2):145-150

为研究海洋环境信号在OBS(Ocean Bottom Seismograph)原始数据中的规律及应用,根据OBS原始数据的波形及频谱特征,将研究区划分为5个时间段,依次为旧涌浪阶段、风浪渐强阶段、风浪全盛阶段、风浪消退阶段和新涌浪阶段。结合海洋天气预报,认为上述现象是由偏南风风浪对海流的影响造成的。参考野外地震数据采集记录班报,得到各阶段的时长和距离,计算风浪渐强、全盛和消退阶段OBS附近海流的平均速度。结果表明:OBS原始资料中浅海海洋环境噪音增强的主要因素是风浪,且风浪引起的噪音信号的波形变化特征是渐进式的;OBS可用于接收某种特殊阶段(如台风、海啸等)的噪音信号,并根据噪音信号的波形特征、频谱变化规律和持续时间估算该阶段的海流速度变化。  相似文献   

声学光学法泥沙浓度观测的对比研究          下载免费PDF全文

胡捷  徐继尚  牛建伟  董平  秦宽宽 《海岸工程》2016,35(1):47-57

根据光学后散射传感器(Optical Backscatter Sensor,OBS)和声学后散射传感器(Acoustic Backscatting Sensor,ABS)估算悬浮沉积物质量浓度(Suspended sediment concentration,SSC)的原理,在水槽实验室不同波况产生较高悬浮沉积物质量浓度的条件下运用OBS仪器ASM-IV(激光边界层泥沙剖面仪)和ABS仪器AQUAscat1000(多频声学悬沙剖面仪)观测并记录数据。然后用水槽实验抽取的水样标定光学和声学仪器,反演得到高精度的垂向泥沙浓度分布剖面。结果表明,OBS仪器ASM-IV上的不同光学探头测得的浊度与SSC可以用同一个线性关系描述,相关系数高达0.996,进而能够高精度(垂向间距1cm)地反演垂向的SSC剖面;对于本组水槽实验的粉土底质和不同的波况而言,声学仪器比光学仪器的量测精度低;不同频率声学仪器换能器的量测值可相差几个数量级,不同波况条件下的声学仪器反演值与实测SSC的相关性系数在0.716~0.974变化。  相似文献   

Combination of Least Square and Monte Carlo Methods for OBS Relocation in 3D Seismic Survey Near Bashi Channel     

Feng Du  Fudong Yang  Minghui Zhao  Qiang Wang  Xuelin Qiu 《Marine Geodesy》2013,36(5):494-515

Abstract

The relocation of ocean bottom seismometers (OBSs) is a key step in analyzing the three-dimensional seismic tomographic structure of crust and mantle. In order to get the accurate location of OBSs on the seafloor, we analyze the travel times of direct water waves emitted by air-guns. The Monte Carlo and least square methods have been adopted to calculate the true OBS location. The secondary time correction is necessary if the arrivals of direct water waves show overall time drift during relocation which maybe originates from remnant of linear clock drift correction and average errors of travel time picking, mean water velocity assumption, and experiment geometry. We have improved the original OBS relocation procedure which we used previously for other experiments by deliberateness of a secondary time correction and automatically approaching the really mean water velocity. A series of synthetic tests are carried out firstly to document the feasibility of our procedure and then it is applied on a real experiment. In here, we relocate 28 OBSs in total were relocated in 3D seismic survey near Bashi Channel. Relocation results show that the drifting distances for the 28 OBSs range from 65 to 1136 m between the deployed and relocated locations deduced by relocation results. The Pearson correlation coefficient between OBS drifting direction and sea current direction is 0.79, indicating that the two sets of data are highly linearly related and further manifest the sea current as the most possible driving force for OBS drifting during landing on the seafloor but its detailed influence mechanism is unclear by now. This research is necessary and critical for velocity structure modeling, and the optimal relocation program provides valuable experiences for 3D seismic survey in other area.  相似文献   

The Crust Velocity Structure of Profile 820 in the Area of East China Sea and Its Vicinity     

Luan Xiwu  Gao Gezhang  Yu Puzhi  Zhao Jinhai WT  ”BX 《地学前缘》2000,(Z1)

THE CRUST VELOCITY STRUCTURE OF PROFILE 820 IN THE AREA OF EAST CHINA SEA AND ITS VICINITY  相似文献   

三维OBS探测实验中炮点和OBS位置校正新方法          下载免费PDF全文

杨富东  张佳政  杜峰  王强  庞新明  赵明辉  丘学林 《地球物理学报》2020,63(2):766-777

炮点和海底地震仪(ocean bottom seismometer,OBS)位置校正是三维地震数据处理的基本环节,也是获取高精度三维速度结构的关键所在.本文基于南海洋陆转换带(Continental-Oceanic-Transition zone,COT)IODP367/368钻探区开展的三维OBS深地震探测数据,开展了炮点及OBS位置校正研究,新的校正方法主要体现在三个方面:(1)利用连续三个炮点的平均航向对中间炮点进行位置校正,更真实地反映气枪枪阵与船体之间的软连接状态;(2)根据"滑动窗口"思想将海水声学速度阈值划分成N等份,通过循环测试获得全局最优的OBS位置校正结果,改进了前人方法只能获得局部最优解的问题;(3)针对单条测线穿过的OBS,通过加入其临近测线的直达水波走时,构成视双测线OBS位置校正法,提高了校正精度.49台OBS位置校正结果表明,除3台单测线法校正的OBS在垂直测线方向存在较大不确定性外,其余误差范围均为35m左右.本文改进的OBS位置校正方法,不仅提高了单条测线穿过的OBS位置校正精度,保证后续三维地震结构研究的可靠性,而且为今后类似的OBS位置校正提供了经验和借鉴.  相似文献