Seismic boundaries in the mantle beneath Iceland : a new constraint on temperature.
To study the deep structure of Iceland, we conducted S receiver function analysis for almost 60 local broad-band seismograph stations of the Hotspot, ICEMELT and SIL networks. The structure was investigated separately for the central region of Iceland containing the neovolcanic zone and two peripher...
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ftunivdurham:oai:dro.dur.ac.uk.OAI2:14674 2023-05-15T16:43:37+02:00 Seismic boundaries in the mantle beneath Iceland : a new constraint on temperature. Vinnik, L.P. Foulger, G.R. Du, Z. 2005-02-01 application/pdf http://dro.dur.ac.uk/14674/ http://dro.dur.ac.uk/14674/1/14674.pdf https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-246X.2005.02529.x unknown Oxford University Press dro:14674 issn:0956-540X issn: 1365-246X doi:10.1111/j.1365-246X.2005.02529.x http://dro.dur.ac.uk/14674/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-246X.2005.02529.x http://dro.dur.ac.uk/14674/1/14674.pdf This article has been accepted for publication in Geophysical Journal International. © 2005 RAS Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Royal Astronomical Society. All rights reserved. Geophysical journal international, 2005, Vol.160(2), pp.533-538 [Peer Reviewed Journal] Hotspot Iceland Mantle Receiver functions Article PeerReviewed 2005 ftunivdurham https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-246X.2005.02529.x 2020-05-28T22:32:08Z To study the deep structure of Iceland, we conducted S receiver function analysis for almost 60 local broad-band seismograph stations of the Hotspot, ICEMELT and SIL networks. The structure was investigated separately for the central region of Iceland containing the neovolcanic zone and two peripheral regions to the east and west. S-to-P converted phases from upper-mantle discontinuities were detected by stacking recordings of several tens of teleseismic events. The analysis reveals previously unknown details. Magnitude and depth extent of the low S velocity anomaly in the upper mantle beneath Iceland are much larger than reported in earlier studies. Clear S-to-P converted phases are obtained from the discontinuity at a depth of 80 ± 5 km, separating the high-velocity mantle lid from the underlying low S velocity layer. This discontinuity can be interpreted as a chemical boundary between dry harzburgite in the upper layer and wet peridotite underneath. Beneath peripheral parts of Iceland, we detect a boundary at a depth of 135 ± 5 km with S velocity increasing downwards. This boundary may correspond to the onset of melting in wet peridotite at a potential temperature of around 1400 °C. Models of melting induced by CO2 are not incompatible with our observations. The seismic data demonstrate effects that may be caused by azimuthal anisotropy in the upper mantle. There are indications of a second low S velocity layer to the NNE of Iceland, with the top near 480 km depth, similar to one recently detected beneath the Afro-Arabian hotspot. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Durham University: Durham Research Online Geophysical Journal International 160 2 533 538 |
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To study the deep structure of Iceland, we conducted S receiver function analysis for almost 60 local broad-band seismograph stations of the Hotspot, ICEMELT and SIL networks. The structure was investigated separately for the central region of Iceland containing the neovolcanic zone and two peripheral regions to the east and west. S-to-P converted phases from upper-mantle discontinuities were detected by stacking recordings of several tens of teleseismic events. The analysis reveals previously unknown details. Magnitude and depth extent of the low S velocity anomaly in the upper mantle beneath Iceland are much larger than reported in earlier studies. Clear S-to-P converted phases are obtained from the discontinuity at a depth of 80 ± 5 km, separating the high-velocity mantle lid from the underlying low S velocity layer. This discontinuity can be interpreted as a chemical boundary between dry harzburgite in the upper layer and wet peridotite underneath. Beneath peripheral parts of Iceland, we detect a boundary at a depth of 135 ± 5 km with S velocity increasing downwards. This boundary may correspond to the onset of melting in wet peridotite at a potential temperature of around 1400 °C. Models of melting induced by CO2 are not incompatible with our observations. The seismic data demonstrate effects that may be caused by azimuthal anisotropy in the upper mantle. There are indications of a second low S velocity layer to the NNE of Iceland, with the top near 480 km depth, similar to one recently detected beneath the Afro-Arabian hotspot. |
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Seismic boundaries in the mantle beneath Iceland : a new constraint on temperature. |
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Seismic boundaries in the mantle beneath Iceland : a new constraint on temperature. |
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Seismic boundaries in the mantle beneath Iceland : a new constraint on temperature. |
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Seismic boundaries in the mantle beneath Iceland : a new constraint on temperature. |
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Seismic boundaries in the mantle beneath Iceland : a new constraint on temperature. |
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seismic boundaries in the mantle beneath iceland : a new constraint on temperature. |
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