The phase velocities of Rayleigh waves and the lateral variation of lithospheric structure in Tibetan Plateau |
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| Authors: | Guo-Ying Chen Rong-Sheng Zeng Francis T Wu and Xiao-Lan Su |
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| Institution: | (1) Institute of Geophysics, State Seismological Bureau, 100081 Beijing, China;(2) Department of Earth Science, SUNY Binghamton, 13901 New York, USA |
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| Abstract: | According to a Sino-U. S. joint project, eleven broadband digital PASSCAL seismometers had been deployed inside the Tibetan
Plateau, of which 7 stations were on the profile from Lhasa to Golmud and other 4 stations situated at Maxin, Yushu, Xigatze
and Linzhi. Dispersions and phase velocities of the Rayleigh surface waves (10s–120s) were obtained on five paths distributed
in the different blocks of Tibetan Plateau. Inversions of the S-wave velocity structures in Songpan-Ganzi block, Qiang-Tang
block, Lhasa block and the faulted rift zone were obtained from the dispersion data. The results show that significant lateral
variation of the S-wave velocity structures among the different blocks exists. The path from Wenquan to Xigatze (abbreviated
as Wndo-Xiga) passes through the rift-zone of Yadong-Anduo. The phase velocities of Rayleigh waves from 10s to 100s on this
path are significantly higher than that on other paths. The calculated mean crustal velocity on this path is 3.8 km/s, much
greater than that on other paths, where mean crustal velocities of 3.4–3.5 km/s are usually observed. Low velocity zones with
different thicknesses and velocities are observed in the middle-lower crust for different paths. Songpan-Ganzi block, located
in the northern part of Tibetan Plateau is characterized by a thinner crust of 65 km thick and a prominent low velocity zone
in the upper mantle. The low velocity zone with a velocity of 4.2 km/s is located at a depth form 115 km to 175 km. While
in other blocks, no low velocity zone in the upper mantle is observed. The value of Sn in Songpan-Ganzi is calculated to be
4.5 km/s, while those in Qiang-Tang and Lhasa blocks are about 4.6 km/s.
The Chinese version of this paper appeared in the Chinese edition ofActa Seismologica Sinica,14, Supp., 566–573, 1992. |
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| Keywords: | Rayleigh wave velocities crustal and upper mantle structure Tibetan Plateau |
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