The combined inversion of seismological and GOCE gravity data: New insights into the current state of the Pacific lithosphere and upper mantle

• Published in: Tectonophysics
• Main Authors: R. Tondi, M. Gilardoni, M. Reguzzoni
• Other Authors: Tondi, R., Gilardoni, M., Reguzzoni, M.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: Pacific lithosphere; GOCE; Satellite gravity; Seismological observations; Residual topography; Pacific; Tonga; Kamchatka
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11311/1029157; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tecto.2017.03.013; http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0040195117301129

In this study we combine seismological and GOCE satellite gravity information by using a Bayesian-like technique, with the aim of inferring the density structure of the Pacific (90°N 90°S) (121°E 60°W) lithosphere and uppermantle. We recover a 1° × 1° 3-D density model, down to 300 km depth, which e...