Mueller The Structure of the Earth's Crust

Based on Seismic Data
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-4832-5705-1
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: PDF
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E-Book, Englisch, 404 Seiten, Web PDF

Developments in Geotectonics 8: The Structure of the Earth's Crust Based on Seismic Data covers the papers presented at an International Upper Mantle Committee (lUMC) symposium called ''Crustal Structure Based on Seismic Data'', held on July 30-31, 1971. The book focuses on the structure, composition, and characteristics of the earth's crust. The selection first offers information on the crustal structure of Central and Southeastern Europe by data of explosion seismology; structure of the earth's crust on the territory of the U.S.S.R.; and seismic studies of low-velocity layers and horizontal inhomogeneities within the crust and upper mantle on the territory of the U.S.S.R. The text also takes a look at the deep seismic investigations in the Baikal rift zone and crust of the arctic seas of Eurasia. Discussions focus on peculiarities of crustal structure, structure of the uppermost mantle, and method of investigation. The publication takes a look at the crustal structure of Japan as derived from explosion seismic data; crustal structure in the Matsushiro earthquake swarm area; and Soviet seismic studies of the earth's crust in the Pacific Ocean during the International Upper Mantle Project. The selection is a dependable source of information for readers interested in the structure of the earth's crust.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mueller, Stephan

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Front Cover;1
2;The Structure of the Earth's Crust: Based on Seismic Data;4
3;Copyright Page;5
4;Table of Contents;6
5;LIST OF AUTHORS;10
6;FOREWORD;11
7;CHAPTER 1. CRUSTAL STRUCTURE OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE BY DATA OF EXPLOSION SEISMOLOGY;13
7.1;ABSTRACT;13
7.2;INTRODUCTION;13
7.3;ANALYSIS OF CRUSTAL LAYERING;14
7.4;CONCLUSIONS;23
7.5;REFERENCES;24
8;CHAPTER 2. STRUCTURE OF THE EARTH'S CRUST ON THE TERRITORY OF THE U.S.S.R.;27
8.1;ABSTRACT;27
8.2;REFERENCES;36
9;CHAPTER 3. SEISMIC STUDIES OF LOW-VELOCITY LAYERS AND HORIZONTAL INHOMOGENEITIES WITHIN THE CRUST AND UPPER MANTLE ON THE TERRITORY OF THE U.S.S.R.;39
9.1;ABSTRACT;39
9.2;INTRODUC.ON;39
9.3;METHODS OF STUDYING LOW-VELOCITY LAYERS;40
9.4;METHODS OF STUDYING LATERAL VELOCITY INHOMOGENEITIES;41
9.5;RESULTS;42
9.6;REFERENCES;47
10;CHAPTER 4. CRUSTAL INVESTIGATIONS OF THE U.S.S.R. BY MEANS OF EARTHQUAKE-GENERATED CONVERTED WAVES;49
10.1;ABSTRACT;49
10.2;INTRODUCTION;49
10.3;PARAMETERS OF CONVERTED WAVES AND CHARACTERISTICS OF THE "EXCHANGE" BOUNDARIES;50
10.4;SOME RESULTS OF CRUSTAL INVESTIGATIONS USING PS-WAVES;53
10.5;REFERENCES;57
11;CHAPTER 5. NEW D.S.S.-DATA ON THE CRUSTAL STRUCTURE OF THE BALTIC AND UKRAINIAN SHIELDS;59
11.1;ABSTRACT;59
11.2;GEOLOGICAL SUMMARY;59
11.3;PROFILES;60
11.4;PROFILING TECHNIQUE;62
11.5;SEISMOGRAMS;62
11.6;RESULTS;64
11.7;EXAMPLES;65
11.8;CONCLUSIONS;69
11.9;REFERENCES;73
12;CHAPTER 6. DEEP SEISMIC INVESTIGATIONS IN THE BAIKAL RIFT ZONE;75
12.1;ABSTRACT;75
12.2;INTRODUCTION;75
12.3;METHOD OF INVESTIGATION;77
12.4;PECULIARITIES OF CRUSTAL STRUCTURE;82
12.5;STRUCTURE OF THE UPPERMOST MANTLE;83
12.6;SUMMARY;84
12.7;REFERENCES;85
13;CHAPTER 7. CRUST OF THE ARCTIC SEAS OF EURASIA;87
13.1;ABSTRACT;87
13.2;REFERENCES;93
14;CHAPTER 8. THE EARTH'S CRUST IN THE NORTHWESTERN PART OF THE PACIFIC MOBILE BELT;95
14.1;ABSTRACT;95
14.2;INTRODUCTION;95
14.3;SEDIMENTS;96
14.4;GRANITIC LAYER;96
14.5;ORIGIN OF THE GRANITIC LAYER;102
14.6;REFERENCES;103
15;CHAPTER 9. PECULIARITIES IN THE DEEP STRUCTURE OF THE SAKHALIN–HOKKAIDO–PRIMORYE ZONE;105
15.1;ABSTRACT;105
15.2;MAIN BOUNDARIES WITHIN THE EARTH'S CRUST;105
15.3;PROBABLE GEOLOGICAL INTERPRETATION OF SEISMIC BOUNDARIES;107
15.4;RELIEF OF THE MAIN BOUNDARIES;108
15.5;SUMMARY;117
15.6;ACKNOWLEDGEMENT;117
15.7;REFERENCES;117
16;CHAPTER 10. CRUSTAL STRUCTURE OF JAPAN AS DERIVED FROM EXPLOSION SEISMIC DATA;119
16.1;ABSTRACT;119
16.2;INTRODUCTION;119
16.3;CRUSTAL STRUCTURE IN EACH PROFILE;119
16.4;CONCLUSIONS;123
16.5;REFERENCES;123
17;CHAPTER 11. CRUSTAL STRUCTURE IN THE MATSUSHIRO EARTHQUAKE SWARM AREA;125
17.1;ABSTRACT;125
17.2;INTRODUCTION;125
17.3;GENERAL FEATURES OF THE CRUSTAL STRUCTURE;126
17.4;PRECISE DETERMINATION OF VELOCITY GRADIENTS WITH THE TIME-TERM ANALYSIS;128
17.5;CRUSTAL STRUCTURE AND HYPOCENTER DISTRIBUTIONS;128
17.6;ANOMALOUS STRUCTURE DERIVED FROM TRAVEL-TIME STUDIES AND FROM AMPLITUDE STUDIES;131
17.7;SUMMARY OF RESULTS;132
17.8;ACKNOWLEDGEMENT;133
17.9;REFERENCES;133
18;CHAPTER 12. SOVIET SEISMIC STUDIES OF THE EARTH'S CRUST IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN DURING THE INTERNATIONAL UPPER MANTLE PROJECT –A SUMMARY;135
18.1;ABSTRACT;135
18.2;REFERENCES;138
19;CHAPTER 13. CRUSTAL STRUCTURE OF THE HAWAIIAN ARCHIPELAGO, NORTHERN MELANESIA, AND THE CENTRAL PACIFIC BASIN BY SEISMIC REFRACTION METHODS;141
19.1;ABSTRACT;141
19.2;INTRODUCTION;141
19.3;HAWAIIAN ARCHIPELAGO;142
19.4;NORTHERN MELANESIA;147
19.5;THE CENTRAL PACIFIC BASIN;150
19.6;DISCUSSION;151
19.7;REFERENCES;151
20;CHAPTER 14. CRUSTAL STRUCTURE IN ALASKA;153
20.1;ABSTRACT;153
20.2;INTRODUCTION;153
20.3;OFFSHORE AREA;154
20.4;COASTAL AREA;157
20.5;INTERIOR ALASKA;162
20.6;OTHER STRUCTURAL INDICATIONS;165
20.7;ACKNOWLEDGEMENT;168
20.8;REFERENCES;169
21;CHAPTER 15. STRUCTURE OF THE CRUST AND UPPER MANTLE IN CANADA;171
21.1;ABSTRACT;171
21.2;INTRODUCTION;171
21.3;APPALACHIA;173
21.4;THE CANADIAN SHIELD;174
21.5;THE CORDILLERA;179
21.6;STUDIES OF THE UPPER MANTLE;180
21.7;DISCUSSION;183
21.8;ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS;184
21.9;REFERENCES;185
22;CHAPTER 16. STRUCTURE OF THE CRUST IN THE CONTERMINOUS UNITED STATES;191
22.1;ABSTRACT;191
22.2;INTRODUCTION;191
22.3;DISCUSSION;192
22.4;CONCLUSION;195
22.5;REFERENCES;198
23;CHAPTER 17. THE CENTRAL NORTH AMERICAN RIFT SYSTEM;203
24;CHAPTER 18. THE CRUST OF THE GULF OF MEXICO: A DISCUSSION;205
24.1;ABSTRACT;205
24.2;INTRODUCTION;205
24.3;SEISMIC EVIDENCE;205
24.4;DISCUSSION;207
24.5;ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS;212
24.6;REFERENCES;212
25;CHAPTER 19. CRUSTAL STRUCTURE UNDER THE ANDES;215
25.1;REFERENCES;216
26;CHAPTER 20. CRUSTAL STRUCTURE OF ANTARCTICA;217
26.1;ABSTRACT;217
26.2;EXPLOSION SEISMOLOGY;217
26.3;SUMMARY;226
26.4;REFERENCES;227
27;CHAPTER 21. AUSTRALIAN CRUSTAL STRUCTURE;229
27.1;ABSTRACT;229
27.2;INTRODLCTION;229
27.3;REGIONAL DATA;229
27.4;DISCUSSION;233
27.5;ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS;235
27.6;REFERENCES;235
28;CHAPTER 22. CRUSTAL STRUCTURE OF THE INDIAN SUBCONTINENT;237
28.1;ABSTRACT;237
28.2;INTRODUCTION;237
28.3;BODY-WAVE STUDIES;238
28.4;SURFACE-WAVE STUDIES;240
28.5;GRAVITY STUDIES;243
28.6;DISCUSSION;244
28.7;CONCLUSIONS;246
28.8;REFERENCES;246
29;CHAPTER 23. CRUSTAL STRUCTURE OF THE GULF OF ADEN AND THE RED SEA;249
29.1;ABSTRACT;249
29.2;THE GULF OF ADEN;249
29.3;THE RED SEA;251
29.4;REFERENCES;254
30;CHAPTER 24. CRUSTAL STRUCTURE OF THE EAST AFRICAN RIFT ZONE;257
30.1;ABSTRACT;257
30.2;INTRODUCTION;257
30.3;DELAY OF TELESEISMIC P-WAVES;258
30.4;SEISMIC REFRACTION IN THE GREGORY RIFT;259
30.5;SURFACE-WAVE DISPERSION DATA;260
30.6;CONCLUSIONS;267
30.7;ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS;268
30.8;REFERENCES;268
31;CHAPTER 25. AVERAGE STRUCTURE OF THE CRUST AND UPPER MANTLE IN EAST AFRICA;271
31.1;ABSTRACT;271
31.2;INTRODUCTION;271
31.3;SPECTRAL TRANSFER RATIOS OF LONG-PERIOD BODY WAVES;273
31.4;P-WAVE TRAVEL-TIME ANOMALIES;275
31.5;SURFACE-WAVE DISPERSION;276
31.6;AVERAGE CRUST–MANTLE MODEL;278
31.7;CONCLUSIONS;279
31.8;REFERENCES;280
32;CHAPTER 26. CRUSTAL STRUCTURE OF THE BALEARIC SEA;283
32.1;ABSTRACT;283
32.2;INTRODUCTION;283
32.3;TECHNIQUE AND INTERPRETATION;283
32.4;RESULTS OF PROFILE ANNA III;284
32.5;RESULTS OF PROFILE ANNA II;287
32.6;ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS;289
32.7;REFERENCES;289
33;CHAPTER 27. COMMENTS ON "THE CRUSTAL STRUCTURE OF THE BALEARIC SEA"– IN LIGHT OF DEEP-SEA DRILLING IN THE MEDITERRANEAN;291
33.1;ABSTRACT;291
33.2;INTRODUCTION;291
33.3;BALEARIC BASIN HOLES;291
33.4;VALENCIA TROUGH SITES;293
33.5;REFERENCES;294
34;CHAPTER 28. CRUSTAL STRUCTURE IN THE SOUTHWESTERN PART OF THE IBERIAN PENINSULA;295
34.1;ABSTRACT;295
34.2;INTRODUCTION;295
34.3;EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURE;296
34.4;CORRELATION AND INTERPRETATION;300
34.5;DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS;304
34.6;ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS;305
34.7;REFERENCES;306
35;CHAPTER 29. STRUCTURE OF THE EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL MARGIN BETWEEN PORTUGAL AND IRELAND, FROM SEISMIC DATA;307
35.1;ABSTRACT;307
35.2;CONTINENTAL MARGIN OF PORTUGAL (NORTH OF NAZARÉ CANYON) AND OF GALICIA;307
35.3;BAY OF BISCAY CONTINENTAL MARGIN;311
35.4;THE CONTINENTAL MARGIN AT THE APPROACHES TO THE ENGLISH CHANNEL AND THE PORCUPINE BANK;320
35.5;CONCLUSIONS;324
35.6;REFERENCES;325
36;CHAPTER 30. CRUSTAL STRUCTURE IN THE REGION OF THE BRITISH ISLES;329
36.1;ABSTRACT;329
36.2;INTRODUCTION;329
36.3;THE IRISH SEA;330
36.4;SOUTHWEST ENGLAND;334
36.5;THE CONTINENTAL MARGIN REFRACTION EXPERIMENT;336
36.6;ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS;341
36.7;REFERENCES;344
37;CHAPTER 31. MOHOROVICIC DISCONTINUITY BENEATH FENNOSCANDIA AND ADJACENT PARTS OF THE NORWEGIAN SEA AND THE NORTH SEA;347
37.1;ABSTRACT;347
37.2;INTRODUCTION;347
37.3;COMMENTS ON THE PRELIMINARY MOHO-CONTOUR MAP FOR FENNOSCANDIA AND ADJACENT REGIONS;352
37.4;REFERENCES;354
38;CHAPTER 32. MAIN FEATURES OF CRUSTAL STRUCTURE IN WESTERN AND SOUTHERN EUROPE BASED ON DATA OF EXPLOSION SEISMOLOGY;355
38.1;ABSTRACT;355
38.2;INTRODUCTION;355
38.3;WESTERN AND CENTRAL EUROPE OUTSIDE THE ALPS;358
38.4;APENNINES AND SOUTHERN ITALY;364
38.5;SUMMARY;365
38.6;SUPPLEMENT;366
38.7;REFERENCES;366
39;CHAPTER 33. CRUSTAL STRUCTURE OF THE RHINEGRABEN AREA;369
39.1;ABSTRACT;369
39.2;INTRODUCTION;369
39.3;SEISMIC REFRACTION MEASUREMENTS;370
39.4;CRUSTAL REFLECTION OBSERVATIONS;373
39.5;ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS;378
39.6;REFERENCES;378