Crustal and Upper-Mantle Structure Beneath Ice-Covered Regions in Antarctica from S-wave Receiver Functions and Implications for Heat Flow

• Main Authors: Ramirez, C., Nyblade, A., Hansen, S. E., Wiens, D. A., Anandakrishnan, S., Aster, R. C., Huerta, A. D., Shore, P., Wilson, T.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: Heat flow; Seismicity and tectonics; Site effects; Antarctica; Antarctic; Byrd; East Antarctica; Gam; Marie Byrd Land; Transantarctic Mountains; Antarc*; Newfoundland; ice covered areas
• Online Access: http://ir.ua.edu/handle/123456789/4067

S-wave receiver functions (SRFs) are used to investigate crustal and upper-mantle structure beneath several ice-covered areas of Antarctica. Moho S-to-P (Sp) arrivals are observed at ∼6–8 s in SRF stacks for stations in the Gamburtsev Mountains (GAM) and Vostok Highlands (VHIG), ∼5–6 s for stations...