High‐resolution constraints on Pacific upper mantle petrofabric inferred from surface‐wave anisotropy

JB Russell, JB Gaherty, PYP Lin… - Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Lithospheric seismic anisotropy illuminates mid‐ocean ridge dynamics and the thermal
evolution of oceanic plates. We utilize short‐period (5–7.5 s) ambient‐noise surface waves …

P Wave Azimuthal Anisotropic Tomography in Northern Chile: Insight Into Deformation in the Subduction Zone

Z Huang, F Tilmann, D Comte… - Journal of geophysical …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Based on a large data set of local body wave travel times, we determined the first 3‐D model
of azimuthal P wave anisotropic tomography of northern Chile in order to study the …

Azimuthal seismic anisotropy of 70‐Ma Pacific‐plate upper mantle

HF Mark, D Lizarralde, JA Collins… - Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Plate formation and evolution processes are predicted to generate upper mantle seismic
anisotropy and negative vertical velocity gradients in oceanic lithosphere. However …

Complex deformation within the crust and upper mantle beneath SE Tibet revealed by anisotropic Rayleigh wave tomography

T Wu, S Zhang, M Li, M Hong, Y Hua - Physics of the Earth and Planetary …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Knowledge about Rayleigh-wave phase-velocity azimuthal anisotropy can provide
important insight into the dynamic processes and complex deformation mechanisms …

[PDF][PDF] Dynamics of the lithosphere and upper mantle in light of seismic anisotropy

TW Becker, S Lebedev - 2019 - eartharxiv.org
Seismic anisotropy records continental dynamics in the crust and convective deformation in
the mantle. Deciphering this archive holds huge promise for our understanding of the thermo …