Seismological Imaging of the Mantle Wedge Structure beneath the Northeastern Japan Arc and its Interpretation

2008 ◽  
Vol 117 (1) ◽  
pp. 76-92 ◽  
Author(s):  
Junichi NAKAJIMA ◽  
Akira HASEGAWA
Keyword(s):  
Mantle Wedge ◽  
Northeastern Japan ◽  
Wedge Structure

scholarly journals Attenuation contrast in mantle wedge across the volcanic front of northeastern Japan that controls propagations of high-frequency S-wave later phases

2021 ◽  
Vol 73 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Takahiro Shiina ◽  
Kei Katsumata ◽  
Kiyoshi Yomogida ◽  
Aitaro Kato
Keyword(s):  
High Frequency ◽  
Mantle Wedge ◽  
Volcanic Front ◽  
S Wave ◽  
High Attenuation ◽  
Northeastern Japan ◽  
Pass Through ◽  
High Frequency Waves ◽  
Forearc Region ◽  
Ne Japan

AbstractDistinct later phases of waves with rich high-frequency (> 8 Hz) components were observed for intraslab earthquakes that occurred at intermediate depths, particularly at depths exceeding 100 km, in the northeastern (NE) Japan subduction zone. These high-frequency later phases (HFLPs) showed anomalously large peak-amplitude delays, up to ~ 50 s after direct S-wave arrivals at stations in the backarc region. Using a source-scanning algorithm, we investigated the locations of passing points affecting the propagation of HFLPs. The passing points were estimated to be in the forearc region in the entire NE Japan, indicating that HFLPs are scattered waves that pass through the forearc region. The propagating HFLPs seem to bypass the backarc mantle wedge, as a consequence of the distinct attenuation contrast in the mantle wedge across the volcanic front in NE Japan. These HFLP observations suggest that the high-attenuation zone in the backarc mantle wedge controls propagations of the high-frequency waves of intraslab earthquakes, in addition to the scatterers possibly locate in the forearc region.

Crustal thickness and mantle wedge structure from receiver functions in the Chilean Maule region at 35°S

2013 ◽  
Vol 592 ◽  
pp. 159-164 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anke Dannowski ◽  
Ingo Grevemeyer ◽  
Helene Kraft ◽  
Ivonne Arroyo ◽  
Martin Thorwart
Keyword(s):  
Mantle Wedge ◽  
Crustal Thickness ◽  
Receiver Functions ◽  
Wedge Structure

scholarly journals Spatial heterogeneity of the mantle wedge structure and interplate coupling in the NE Japan forearc region

2008 ◽  
Vol 35 (23) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yojiro Yamamoto ◽  
Ryota Hino ◽  
Kensuke Suzuki ◽  
Yoshihiro Ito ◽  
Tomoaki Yamada ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Heterogeneity ◽  
Mantle Wedge ◽  
Interplate Coupling ◽  
Wedge Structure ◽  
Forearc Region ◽  
Ne Japan
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