日本地球惑星科学連合2014年大会

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[S-CG67_1PM1] 海洋底地球科学

2014年5月1日(木) 14:15 〜 16:00 414 (4F)

コンビーナ:*沖野 郷子(東京大学大気海洋研究所)、田所 敬一(名古屋大学地震火山研究センター)、石塚 治(産業技術総合研究所地質情報研究部門)、土岐 知弘(琉球大学理学部)、高橋 成実(海洋研究開発機構地震津波・防災研究プロジェクト)、座長:一瀬 建日(東京大学地震研究所)、平野 直人(東北大学東北アジア研究センター)、羽生 毅(海洋研究開発機構 地球内部ダイナミクス領域)

14:45 〜 15:00

[SCG67-03] 「ふつうの海洋マントル」プロジェクトによって明らかになった海洋マントルの構造:序報

*一瀬 建日1塩原 肇1杉岡 裕子2伊藤 亜妃2竹尾 明子1歌田 久司1川勝 均1利根川 貴志2田中 聡2 (1.東京大学地震研究所、2.海洋研究開発機構 地球内部ダイナミクス領域)

キーワード:上部マントル, 広帯域海底地震計, 表面波, トモグラフィー

The oceanic mantle is an important region to understand the Earth system, because more than 2/3 of the surface is covered by oceanic area. Since 1990s, we have operated several seafloor observations by using newly developed long-term broadband ocean bottom seismometers (BBOBSs) in the northwest and central part of the Pacific Ocean. These observations have revealed the structures in and around the subduction zone in the Pacific Ocean and in the Pacific superswells, respectively. However, we have no observation and result in the normal oceanic regions. To reveal the normal oceanic mantle structure from observational approach, we conduct a long-term observation called “Normal Oceanic Mantle Project” (NOMan project) from 2010, deploying ocean bottom geophysical (seismic and electromagnetic ) instruments in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. We conduct two arrays in that region. One is northwest side of the Shatsky Rise (Area A) and the other is southeast side of the Shatsky Rise (Area B). Sea floor age of Area A is 125 - 135 Ma, that of Area B is 135 - 145 Ma, so that the shear wave structures of those area should be similar. By using seismograms of the NOMan project, other BBOBS observations, and permanent broadband seismic stations on land, we have determined the three-dimensional shear wave velocity structure of the upper mantle in the northwestern Pacific Ocean to reveal this area to be really normal. We used a surface wave tomography technique in which multimode phase speed of the surface wave are measured and inverted for a 3-D shear wave velocity structure by incorporating the effects of finite frequency and ray bending. Our obtained model shows that lateral heterogeneity of each area is not strong and that average structures are different in two areas. Area A is consistent with previous models, whereas Area B is faster than previous models. We think for the present that Area A seems to be normal oceanic mantle, though Area B is not. We will recover all BBOBSs in this year. These BBOBS's data enable us to obtain more reliable mantle structures.