Collaborative Research: Mapping Crustal Tectonic Structure using Seismic Anisotropy

利用地震各向异性绘制地壳构造图已观察到地震各向异性与地壳浅层中的对齐裂缝相关，并推断与地幔流引起的橄榄石晶格择优取向（LPO）有关。然而，由于地壳物质的结构分层或固有叶理的各向异性行为没有得到很好的研究，即使变质和变形是板块会聚的基本表现，并有可能普遍结构的地壳和影响波的传播在区域尺度。区域面理和成分排列是由与构造过程有关的变形和变质作用产生的，并应导致可通过地震方法检测到的“各向异性岩石”。因此，地壳内各向异性的识别和绘图可以作为构造变形的存在和空间范围的代理。 我们研究了位于巴基斯坦南迦帕尔巴特的一个三维挖出的区域叶理反形构造，以检验我们的假设，即区域变形和变质导致地壳各向异性，这种各向异性可以在记录的地震波场中观察到，并用作绘制地下岩石组构的代理。 在我们的研究中，我们使用了NSF大陆动力学Nanga Parbat项目（NSF E19418849）收集的现有数据集。 我们已经确定了365个高质量的本地地震，这些地震是在一个临时的56个短周期/宽带阵列中记录的。 当地地震/台站的组合提供了南迦帕尔巴特反形的内部照明。 使用这些数据集，我们的研究目标是：（1）量化地震数据中的地震各向异性观测，（2）开发系统分析地震波场中记录的各向异性特征的技术（3）使用从南迦帕尔巴特岩石样品直接测量的岩石物理性质来校准这些观测，（4）利用Christoffel各向异性理论和三维各向异性波传播程序计算的合成地震记录来验证我们的分析;（5）开发一套工具，可以用来帮助设计野外实验来测量复杂三维结构中的各向异性波场，以及（6）确定Vp、Vs和Vp/Vs比以更好地约束地壳变形的地球动力学模拟。 这些目标使我们能够了解地震各向异性和地壳构造变形之间的关系。

MAPPING CRUSTAL TECTONIC STRUCTURE USING SEISMIC ANISOTROPY Seismic anisotropy has been observed to correlate with aligned cracks in the shallow crust and inferred to be related to lattice-preferred orientation (LPO) of olivine due to mantle flow. However, anisotropic behavior due to structural layering or inherent foliation of crustal material is not as well studied even though metamorphism and deformation are fundamental expressions of plate convergence and have the potential to pervasively structure the crust and influence wave propagation at regional scales. Regional foliations and compositional alignments are produced by deformation and metamorphism associated with tectonic processes and should result in "anisotropic terranes" detectable by seismic methods. Thus the identification and mapping of anisotropy within the crust can serve as a proxy for the presence and spatial extent of tectonic deformation. We examine a three-dimensional exhumed regionally-foliated antiformal structure located at Nanga Parbat, Pakistan, to test our hypothesis that regional deformation and metamorphism result in crustal anisotropy and that this anisotropy can be observed in the recorded seismic wavefield and used as a proxy to map subsurface rock fabric. For our study we use an existing data set collected by the NSF-Continental Dynamics Nanga Parbat project (NSF EAR-9418849). We have identified 365 high-quality local earthquakes which were recorded within a temporary 56 short-period/broadband array. The combination of local earthquakes/stations provides internal illumination of the Nanga Parbat antiform. Using this data set, our research objectives are to: (1) quantify the observations of seismic anisotropy in the seismic data, (2) develop techniques to systematically analyze the anisotropic signatures recorded in the seismic wavefields (interpretive tomography), (3) calibrate these observations using petrophysical properties directly measured from Nanga Parbat rock samples, (4) use Christoffel anisotropy theory and synthetic seismograms computed by 3D anisotropy wave propagation code for verification of our analyses, (5) develop a set of tools that can be used to help design field experiments to measure the anisotropic wave field through complex 3-D structures, and (6) determine Vp, Vs, and Vp/Vs ratios to better constrain geodynamic modeling of crustal deformation. These objectives allow us to understand the relationship between seismic anisotropy and crustal tectonic deformation.