Seismic anisotropy and mantle structure of the Rae craton, central Canada, from joint interpretation of SKS splitting and receiver functions

• Published in: Precambrian Research
• Main Authors: Snyder, D. B., Berman, R. G., Kendall, J. -M., Sanborn-Barrie, M.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: Hudson Bay; SKS anisotropy; Mantle lithosphere; Rae craton; Mantle discontinuities; WESTERN CHURCHILL PROVINCE; TRANS-HUDSON OROGEN; SNOWBIRD TECTONIC ZONE; COMMITTEE BAY BELT; U-PB; AZIMUTHAL ANISOTROPY; BAFFIN-ISLAND; WAVE; GEOCHRONOLOGY; LAURENTIA; Baffin Island; Canada; Committee Bay; Hudson; Nunavut; Rae; Southampton Island; Baffin
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/1983/99052e86-09dd-41a0-aafd-a18297dbd3d3; https://research-information.bris.ac.uk/en/publications/99052e86-09dd-41a0-aafd-a18297dbd3d3; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.precamres.2012.03.003

Earthquakes recorded at 36 stations in Nunavut between 1992 and 2011 and analyzed jointly using receiver-function and SKS-splitting techniques indicate the presence of multiple, dipping anisotropic layers in the lithosphere beneath the northern Hudson Bay and Baffin Island region. Prominent disconti...