Crustal properties from S-wave and gravity data along a seismic refraction profile in Romania

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作者
Raileanu, V
Bala, A
Hauser, F
Prodehl, C
Fielitz, W
机构
[1] Natl Inst Earth Phys, RO-077125 Bucharest, Romania
[2] Univ Karlsruhe, Inst Geophys, D-76187 Karlsruhe, Germany
[3] Univ Karlsruhe, Inst Geol, D-76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
关键词
lithosphere structure; shear waves; gravity profile; Poisson's ratio; Eastern Carpathians; Moesia; COMPRESSIONAL-WAVE; MOESIAN PLATFORM; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; EAST CARPATHIANS; VELOCITY; SHEAR; ROCKS; KINEMATICS; TEMPERATURE; SUBDUCTION;
D O I
10.1016/j.tecto.2004.09.014
中图分类号
P3 [地球物理学]; P59 [地球化学];
学科分类号
0708 ; 070902 ;
摘要
VRANCEA'99 is a seismic refraction line that was carried out in 1999 to investigate the deep structure and physical properties of the upper lithosphere of the southeastern Carpathians and its foreland. It runs from the city of Bacau to the Danube River, traversing the Vrancea epicentral area of strong intermediate-depth seismicity and the city of Bucharest. Interpretation of P-wave arrivals led to a velocity model that displays a multi-layered crust with velocities increasing with depth. The range of P wave velocities in the sedimentary cover increases from N to S and a structuring of the autochthonous basement of the Moesian Platform is observed. The crystalline crust displays thickness variations, but at the same time the lateral velocity structure along the seismic line remains almost constant. An intra-crustal boundary separates an upper crust from the lower crust. Within the upper mantle a low velocity zone is detected at a depth of about 55-km. The interpretation of observable S-waves resulted in a velocity model that shows the same multi-layered crust, with S-velocities increasing similarly with depth as the P-waves. The corresponding Poisson's ratio is highly variable throughout the crust and ranges from 0.20-0.35 for the sedimentary cover to 0.22-0.25 for the crystalline crust. The interpretation of the V-p, V-s and Poisson's ratio in petrological terms suggests a large variety of rocks from sand and clay to sandstone, limestone and dolomite within the sedimentary cover. Within the crystalline crust the most probably rock types are granite, granodiorite, granite-gneiss and/or felsic, amphibolite-gneiss in the upper part and gneiss and /or amphibolite in the lower part. Based on the 2-D seismic velocity model, a density model is developed. Density values are assigned to each layer in agreement with the P-wave velocity model and with values accepted for the geological units in the area. After several iterations a good fit between the computed and observed Bouguer anomalies was obtained along the seismic line. (c) 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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