[SSS16-P09] 3-D seismic velocity structure and distribution of reflection intensity near the main slip area of the Boso Slow Slip Event
Keywords:3D seismic refraction survey, Ocean Bottom Seismometer (OBS), Philippine Sea plate, Boso slow slip event, Traveltime mapping
Off the Boso Peninsula, Japan, the Pacific plate (PAC) is subducting westward beneath both the Honshu island arc (HIA) and Philippine Sea plate (PHS), while the Philippine Sea plate is subducting northwestward beneath the Honshu island arc. These complex tectonic interactions have caused numerous seismic events such as the Boso Slow Slip Events (SSEs). To better understand these seismic events, it is important to determine the structure under this region.
Although many previous studies have attempted to reveal the structure from natural earthquakes and seismic experiments, still further work is needed for farther offshore.
We conducted a marine seismic experiment off the east coast of the Boso Peninsula, from July to August 2009. Airgun shooting was conducted along the 4 survey lines, and 27 Ocean Bottom Seismometers (OBSs) in total were deployed in the area.
In the 2016 fall meeting of the Seismological Society of Japan (S06-11; Kono et al. ), we presented 2-D seismic velocity structures and distribution of the reflection intensity from the upper surface of the PHS (UPHS) under the 3 seismic survey lines, and we showed that some strong reflections have seen close to the main slip area of the Boso Slow Slip events (SSEs). This time, we additionally used the data from the off-line OBSs to estimate a 3-D seismic velocity structure and distribution of the reflection intensity from the UPHS in the off-line area, which is close to the main slip of the Boso SSEs.
We estimated 3-D P-wave velocity structure from the airgun data recorded in the OBSs by using the PMDM (Progressive Model Development Method; Sato and Kennett, 2000) and the FAST (First Arrival Seismic Tomography; Zelt and Barton, 1998). Next, we will pick the reflection traveltimes likely reflected from the UPHS and apply them to the Traveltime mapping method (Fujie et al. 2006) to estimate locations of the reflectors. It seems that reflections from the UPHS can be seen in several off-line OBS data, and we are still working on estimating distribution of the reflection intensity.
Acknowledgement
The marine seismic experiment was conducted by R/V Hakuhou-maru of Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, and the OBSs were retrieved by Shincho-maru of Shin-Nihon-Kaiji co. Ltd. (Present, Fukada salvage co. Ltd.). We would like to thank captains and the crew of Hakuho-maru and Shincho-maru. This study was supported by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) of japan, under its Observation and Research Program for Prediction of Earthquakes and Volcanic Eruptions, and from the Grants in Aid for Scientific Research (25287109).
Although many previous studies have attempted to reveal the structure from natural earthquakes and seismic experiments, still further work is needed for farther offshore.
We conducted a marine seismic experiment off the east coast of the Boso Peninsula, from July to August 2009. Airgun shooting was conducted along the 4 survey lines, and 27 Ocean Bottom Seismometers (OBSs) in total were deployed in the area.
In the 2016 fall meeting of the Seismological Society of Japan (S06-11; Kono et al. ), we presented 2-D seismic velocity structures and distribution of the reflection intensity from the upper surface of the PHS (UPHS) under the 3 seismic survey lines, and we showed that some strong reflections have seen close to the main slip area of the Boso Slow Slip events (SSEs). This time, we additionally used the data from the off-line OBSs to estimate a 3-D seismic velocity structure and distribution of the reflection intensity from the UPHS in the off-line area, which is close to the main slip of the Boso SSEs.
We estimated 3-D P-wave velocity structure from the airgun data recorded in the OBSs by using the PMDM (Progressive Model Development Method; Sato and Kennett, 2000) and the FAST (First Arrival Seismic Tomography; Zelt and Barton, 1998). Next, we will pick the reflection traveltimes likely reflected from the UPHS and apply them to the Traveltime mapping method (Fujie et al. 2006) to estimate locations of the reflectors. It seems that reflections from the UPHS can be seen in several off-line OBS data, and we are still working on estimating distribution of the reflection intensity.
Acknowledgement
The marine seismic experiment was conducted by R/V Hakuhou-maru of Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, and the OBSs were retrieved by Shincho-maru of Shin-Nihon-Kaiji co. Ltd. (Present, Fukada salvage co. Ltd.). We would like to thank captains and the crew of Hakuho-maru and Shincho-maru. This study was supported by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) of japan, under its Observation and Research Program for Prediction of Earthquakes and Volcanic Eruptions, and from the Grants in Aid for Scientific Research (25287109).