Crust-mantle structure under South Pole and Ross Sea Beach in Antarctica

A comparison of theoretical seismograms under discussion with four teleseismograms recorded by WWSSN of SBA (New Zealand) and SPA (U.S.A.), shows that the crustal thickness beneath South Pole is a double-layered structure, about 45 km; crustal thickness below the Ross Sea Beach, a single structure,...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Peiyi, Shu, Bo, Zhang
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Polar Research Institute of China - PRIC 1995
Subjects:
Antarctic
Ross Sea
Transantarctic Mountains
New Zealand
South Pole
Advances in Polar Science
Antarc*
Antarctica
Polar Science
South pole
Online Access:http://library.arcticportal.org/2090/
http://library.arcticportal.org/2090/1/A501.003.pdf
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Summary:A comparison of theoretical seismograms under discussion with four teleseismograms recorded by WWSSN of SBA (New Zealand) and SPA (U.S.A.), shows that the crustal thickness beneath South Pole is a double-layered structure, about 45 km; crustal thickness below the Ross Sea Beach, a single structure, is about 24 km; and at the depth of 350 - 450 km there exists a low velocity layer. The above results indicate the different tectonic characteristics on both sides of Antarctic Transantarctic Mountains.

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