Anisotropy and deformation in the Earth's mantle : seismological observations, geodynamical models, and laboratory experiments
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, 2006.
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Other Authors: | |
| Format: | Thesis |
| Language: | eng |
| Published: |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2007
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/37360 |
| _version_ | 1811093371062583296 |
|---|---|
| author | Long, Maureen Devaney |
| author2 | Robert D. Van der Hilst. |
| author_facet | Robert D. Van der Hilst. Long, Maureen Devaney |
| author_sort | Long, Maureen Devaney |
| collection | MIT |
| description | Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, 2006. |
| first_indexed | 2024-09-23T15:44:11Z |
| format | Thesis |
| id | mit-1721.1/37360 |
| institution | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| language | eng |
| last_indexed | 2024-09-23T15:44:11Z |
| publishDate | 2007 |
| publisher | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| record_format | dspace |
| spelling | mit-1721.1/373602019-04-11T03:26:23Z Anisotropy and deformation in the Earth's mantle : seismological observations, geodynamical models, and laboratory experiments Long, Maureen Devaney Robert D. Van der Hilst. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences. Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences. Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, 2006. This electronic version was submitted by the student author. The certified thesis is available in the Institute Archives and Special Collections. "June 2006." Includes bibliographical references (p. 289-316). In this thesis I report the results of several studies of elastic anisotropy and deformation in the Earth's mantle, using shear wave splitting measurements, numerical models of geodynamical processes, and laboratory experiments on mantle minerals. I evaluate the performance of several methods for measuring shear wave splitting at broadband stations, and discuss how different measurements can inform our interpretation of mantle anisotropy. I describe a set of shear wave splitting measurements from both teleseismic and local earthquakes at 65 stations of the F-net array in Japan. I find considerable evidence from the measured splitting patterns for complex and heterogeneous anisotropy beneath Japan associated with the subduction of the Pacific and Philippine Sea plates beneath Eurasia. The comparison of teleseismic and local splitting at stations in southwestern Japan provides strong evidence for trench-parallel anisotropy in the mantle wedge above the subducting slab. I consider several scenarios that would produce the observed anisotropy and conclude that the most likely model for deformation beneath the Ryukyu arc is corner flow in the mantle wedge, with a region extending ~ 150 kilometers from the trench dominated by B-type olivine fabric. (cont.) To characterize further the detailed pattern of flow and anisotropy, I evaluate a series of two-dimensional finite element models that describe the subduction of the Philippine Sea plate beneath southwestern Japan, and compare the resulting flow field, strain, and anisotropy in the mantle wedge to F-net shear wave splitting observations. To complement this forward modeling approach, I develop and implement a method for the 2.5-D inversion of shear wave splitting intensity measurements for anisotropic structure in the upper mantle. I present preliminary anisotropic models for southwestern Japan and discuss strategies for explicitly integrating the tomographic inversion of splitting intensity data with numerical models that describe geodynamic processes in the wedge. Finally, I describe a series of laboratory experiments characterizing deformation and the resulting lattice preferred orientation in magnesiowüstite, a lower mantle mineral, and discuss the implications for the interpretation of seismic anisotropy at the base of the mantle. by Maureen Devaney Long. Ph.D. 2007-05-16T16:11:35Z 2007-05-16T16:11:35Z 2006 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/37360 86123179 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 316 p. application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences. Long, Maureen Devaney Anisotropy and deformation in the Earth's mantle : seismological observations, geodynamical models, and laboratory experiments |
| title | Anisotropy and deformation in the Earth's mantle : seismological observations, geodynamical models, and laboratory experiments |
| title_full | Anisotropy and deformation in the Earth's mantle : seismological observations, geodynamical models, and laboratory experiments |
| title_fullStr | Anisotropy and deformation in the Earth's mantle : seismological observations, geodynamical models, and laboratory experiments |
| title_full_unstemmed | Anisotropy and deformation in the Earth's mantle : seismological observations, geodynamical models, and laboratory experiments |
| title_short | Anisotropy and deformation in the Earth's mantle : seismological observations, geodynamical models, and laboratory experiments |
| title_sort | anisotropy and deformation in the earth s mantle seismological observations geodynamical models and laboratory experiments |
| topic | Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences. |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/37360 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT longmaureendevaney anisotropyanddeformationintheearthsmantleseismologicalobservationsgeodynamicalmodelsandlaboratoryexperiments |