Shear wave splitting and mantle anisotropy: Measurements, interpretations, and new directions

MD Long, PG Silver - Surveys in Geophysics, 2009 - Springer
Measurements of the splitting or birefringence of seismic shear waves that have passed
through the Earth's mantle yield constraints on the strength and geometry of elastic …

Identifying global seismic anisotropy patterns by correlating shear-wave splitting and surface-wave data

A Wüstefeld, G Bokelmann, G Barruol… - Physics of the Earth and …, 2009 - Elsevier
We compare a global compilation of shear-wave splitting measurements with azimuthal
seismic anisotropy parameters inferred from surface-wave tomography. The currently …

Seismic anisotropy of the Northeastern Tibetan Plateau from shear wave splitting analysis

Y Li, Q Wu, F Zhang, Q Feng, R Zhang - Earth and Planetary Science …, 2011 - Elsevier
We present shear wave splitting results obtained from the analysis of teleseismic SKS, SKKS
and PKS phases recorded by 70 permanent seismographic stations located in the …

Insight into NE Tibetan Plateau expansion from crustal and upper mantle anisotropy revealed by shear-wave splitting

Z Huang, F Tilmann, M Xu, L Wang, Z Ding, N Mi… - Earth and Planetary …, 2017 - Elsevier
The northeastern Tibetan plateau margin is the current expansion border, where growth of
the plateau is ongoing. We analyze shear-wave splitting at ChinArray stations in the NE …

Absolute plate motions constrained by shear wave splitting orientations with implications for hot spot motions and mantle flow

C Kreemer - Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Here, I present a new absolute plate motion model of the Earth's surface, determined from
the alignment of present‐day surface motions with 474 published shear wave (ie, SKS) …

[HTML][HTML] Slab detachment under the Eastern Alps seen by seismic anisotropy

E Qorbani, I Bianchi, G Bokelmann - Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 2015 - Elsevier
We analyze seismic anisotropy for the Eastern Alpine region by inspecting shear-wave
splitting from SKS and SKKS phases. The Eastern Alpine region is characterized by a …

Upper mantle flow beneath and around the Hangay dome, Central Mongolia

G Barruol, A Deschamps, J Déverchère… - Earth and Planetary …, 2008 - Elsevier
Mongolia represents the northernmost area affected by the India–Asia collision, and it is
actively deformed along transpressive belts closely associated with large-scale strike-slip …

Mantle dynamics in the SE Tibetan Plateau revealed by teleseismic shear-wave splitting analysis

Z Huang, S Chevrot - Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors, 2021 - Elsevier
The tectonic evolution of the southeastern Tibetan Plateau is key to understanding the
mechanism of growth of the whole Tibetan Plateau. Its imprint on lithospheric and …

Mantle flow geometry from ridge to trench beneath the Gorda–Juan de Fuca plate system

R Martin-Short, RM Allen, ID Bastow, E Totten… - Nature …, 2015 - nature.com
Tectonic plates are underlain by a low-viscosity mantle layer, the asthenosphere.
Asthenospheric flow may be induced by the overriding plate or by deeper mantle …

Complex lithospheric deformation in eastern and northeastern Tibet from shear wave splitting observations and its geodynamic implications

Y Gao, L Chen, X Wang, Y Ai - Journal of Geophysical …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The eastern and northeastern Tibetan Plateau is a key region to study the growth and
expansion of the plateau and associated extrusion tectonics. We studied the seismic …