The lithosphere-asthenosphere boundary revealed by S-receiver functions from the Hi-CLIMB experiment

Q Xu, J Zhao, S Pei, H Liu - Geophysical Journal International, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Q Xu, J Zhao, S Pei, H Liu
Geophysical Journal International, 2011academic.oup.com
Detailed high-resolution images of the crust–mantle and lithosphere–asthenosphere
boundaries (the Moho and the LAB, respectively) have been well observed by applying an S-
receiver function technique to data collected by the Hi-CLIMB (Himalayan-Tibetan
Continental Lithosphere During Mountain Building) experiment. The Moho depth variation in
the range of∼ 50–70 km is in good agreement with that from previous P-receiver function
results. The significant variation in the LAB depth indicates that the subducting Indian …
Summary
Detailed high-resolution images of the crust–mantle and lithosphere–asthenosphere boundaries (the Moho and the LAB, respectively) have been well observed by applying an S-receiver function technique to data collected by the Hi-CLIMB (Himalayan-Tibetan Continental Lithosphere During Mountain Building) experiment. The Moho depth variation in the range of ∼50–70 km is in good agreement with that from previous P-receiver function results. The significant variation in the LAB depth indicates that the subducting Indian lithosphere drops northwards from a depth of ∼80 km beneath the Himalayas to ∼130 km just north of the Bangong–Nujiang suture at ∼33.0°N, and undergoes a transition from low angle to flat subduction beneath the Yarlung–Zangbo suture. Our findings provide new seismic constraints on the 3-D subducting configuration of the Indian lithosphere beneath Tibet.
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