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Spatial Heterogeneity of Pore Structure in the Crustal Section of the Samail Ophiolite: Implications for High VP/VS Anomalies in Subducting Oceanic Crust

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العنوان: Spatial Heterogeneity of Pore Structure in the Crustal Section of the Samail Ophiolite: Implications for High VP/VS Anomalies in Subducting Oceanic Crust
المؤلفون: Y. Akamatsu, T. Kuwatani, I. Katayama
المصدر: Geophysical Research Letters, Vol 51, Iss 6, Pp n/a-n/a (2024)
بيانات النشر: Wiley, 2024.
سنة النشر: 2024
المجموعة: LCC:Geophysics. Cosmic physics
مصطلحات موضوعية: seismic velocity, upscaling, crack, heterogeneity, oceanic crust, subduction zone, Geophysics. Cosmic physics, QC801-809
الوصف: Abstract Seismic surveys along subduction zones have identified anomalously high ratio of P‐ to S‐wave velocity (VP/VS) in the subducting oceanic crust that are possibly due to the presence of pore water. Such interpretations postulate that the pore structure is homogeneous at the scale of the seismic wavelength. Here we present the first statistical evidence of a heterogeneous pore structure in oceanic crust at scales larger than laboratory samples. The spatial correlation of measured bulk density profiles of the crustal section of the Samail ophiolite suggests that the pore structure is heterogeneous at scales smaller than ∼1 m. Wave‐induced fluid flow cannot follow the loading during the seismic wave propagation at this estimated heterogeneity, which implies that fluid‐filled microscopic pores and cracks have a limited impact on the observed high VP/VS anomalies in the subducting oceanic crust. Large‐scale cracks may therefore play an important role in shaping these anomalies.
نوع الوثيقة: article
وصف الملف: electronic resource
اللغة: English
تدمد: 1944-8007
0094-8276
Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/0094-8276; https://doaj.org/toc/1944-8007
DOI: 10.1029/2023GL106943
URL الوصول: https://doaj.org/article/31bfa8ec07154d8781b494e5978f344b
رقم الأكسشن: edsdoj.31bfa8ec07154d8781b494e5978f344b
قاعدة البيانات: Directory of Open Access Journals
الوصف
تدمد:19448007
00948276
DOI:10.1029/2023GL106943