scholarly journals Variable Mantle Lies Below Ancient Pieces of Earth's Crust

Eos ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 97 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cody Sullivan
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
Seismic Waves ◽  
Earth’S Crust ◽  
Earth's Crust ◽  
Uppermost Portion

Underneath old and stable pieces of Earth's crust in North America, the mantle's uppermost portion contains multiple layers that change the velocities of seismic waves.

scholarly journals Simulation of seismic waves at the earth's crust (brittle–ductile transition) based on the Burgers model

Solid Earth ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 1001-1010 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. M. Carcione ◽  
F. Poletto ◽  
B. Farina ◽  
A. Craglietto
Keyword(s):  
Seismic Waves ◽  
In Situ Stress ◽  
Seismic Attenuation ◽  
Earth’S Crust ◽  
S Wave ◽  
Fourier Pseudospectral Method ◽  
Stress Criterion ◽  
Brittle Ductile Transition ◽  
Earth's Crust

Abstract. The earth's crust presents two dissimilar rheological behaviors depending on the in situ stress-temperature conditions. The upper, cooler part is brittle, while deeper zones are ductile. Seismic waves may reveal the presence of the transition but a proper characterization is required. We first obtain a stress–strain relation, including the effects of shear seismic attenuation and ductility due to shear deformations and plastic flow. The anelastic behavior is based on the Burgers mechanical model to describe the effects of seismic attenuation and steady-state creep flow. The shear Lamé constant of the brittle and ductile media depends on the in situ stress and temperature through the shear viscosity, which is obtained by the Arrhenius equation and the octahedral stress criterion. The P and S wave velocities decrease as depth and temperature increase due to the geothermal gradient, an effect which is more pronounced for shear waves. We then obtain the P−S and SH equations of motion recast in the velocity-stress formulation, including memory variables to avoid the computation of time convolutions. The equations correspond to isotropic anelastic and inhomogeneous media and are solved by a direct grid method based on the Runge–Kutta time stepping technique and the Fourier pseudospectral method. The algorithm is tested with success against known analytical solutions for different shear viscosities. A realistic example illustrates the computation of surface and reverse-VSP synthetic seismograms in the presence of an abrupt brittle–ductile transition.

scholarly journals Magnetic effects due to earthquakes and underground explosions: a review

1997 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
V. V. Surkov ◽  
V. A. Pilipenko
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Induction ◽  
Geomagnetic Field ◽  
Seismic Waves ◽  
Physical Nature ◽  
Earth’S Crust ◽  
Magnetic Effects ◽  
Tsunami Detection ◽  
Electromagnetic Effects ◽  
Earth's Crust ◽  
Theoretical Results

The physical nature of quasi-static and transient anomalies in the geomagnetic field induced by underground explosions or earthquakes is reviewed. New theoretical results obtained recently and so far little known to general circles of geophysicists are presented. The physical nature of residual magnetic and electrotelluric fields at the explosion point are considered. The seismic waves from explosions or distant earthquakes are suggested to be used as a tool for the preliminary probing of the Earth's crust sensitivity to various seismo-electromagnetic effects. The use of magnetic induction effects for tsunami detection and for crust sounding is outlined. The nature of ULF magnetic impulses related with earthquakes is discussed.

scholarly journals Transient electromagnetic radiation of the lithosphere in a seismically active region

2019 ◽  
Vol 127 ◽  
pp. 03006
Author(s):  
Yiyang Luo ◽  
Nguyen Xuan An ◽  
Vladislav Lutsenko ◽  
Vladimir Uvarov
Keyword(s):  
Electromagnetic Field ◽  
Active Region ◽  
Electromagnetic Radiation ◽  
Seismic Waves ◽  
Earth’S Crust ◽  
Schumann Resonance ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Transient Electromagnetic ◽  
Earth's Crust ◽  
High Level

To study the electromagnetic radiation of the lithosphere associated with seismic waves, we used the recordings of the natural electromagnetic radiation obtained under conditions of weak industrial noise and a high level of microseismicity in the ELF-VLF wave bands. It is shown that these data contain information about the surface waves of the Earth’s crust and are accompanied by a frequency close to the first harmonic of the Schumann resonance. The distribution of spikes over thresholds is obtained, which can be indicators of the activity in the processes of the Earth’s crust. The averaged form of the spikes for different components of the electromagnetic field is obtained. Attention is drawn to the differences in the various components of the electromagnetic field and their diurnal differences are analyzed. The possibility of using the approach to predict the short-term movement of the Earth’s crust is considered.

Structure et Propriétés Physiques de l'Écorce Terrestre en Fenno-Scandinavie

1972 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 339-352 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maurice K. Seguin
Keyword(s):  
Seismic Data ◽  
Seismic Waves ◽  
Earth’S Crust ◽  
Tectonic Activity ◽  
Seismic Events ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Global Geodynamics ◽  
Propriétés Physiques ◽  
Earth's Crust ◽  
East West

The author completely reviews previous geophysical work related to the nature and structure of the earth's crust in Fennoscandia. He explains the analytical procedure used for the seismic data and the method used to locate seismic events in Fennoscandia. Having described the method of analysis, the procedure for the calculation of the velocity of the seismic waves, and the location of seismic events which originate from Fennoscandia as well as the characteristics of the seismic waves registered, the author calculates the thickness of 3 layers which constitute the earth's crust at various localities in Fennoscandia and drafts a spatial distribution for the thickness of each of these layers. The first order variations, which agree with the relative thickness of the layers, indicate the presence of a generally east-west gradient. A general thinning of the crust was observed to the west in Fennoscandia. In view of the results obtained, the author draws conclusions relative to the tectonic activity and the global geodynamics in Fennoscandia.

Tides in the Earth's Crust

1915 ◽  
Vol 79 (2058supp) ◽  
pp. 382-383
Author(s):  
Alphonse Berget
Keyword(s):  
Earth’S Crust ◽  
Earth's Crust
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