Ice shelf structure derived from dispersion curve analysis of ambient seismic noise, Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica

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作者
Diez, A. [1 ]
Bromirski, P. D. [1 ]
Gerstoft, P. [1 ]
Stephen, R. A. [2 ]
Anthony, R. E. [3 ]
Aster, R. C. [3 ]
Cai, C. [4 ]
Nyblade, A. [5 ]
Wiens, D. A. [4 ]
机构
[1] Univ Calif San Diego, Scripps Inst Oceanog, La Jolla, CA 92093 USA
[2] Woods Hole Oceanog Inst, Woods Hole, MA 02543 USA
[3] Colorado State Univ, Warner Coll Nat Resources, Dept Geosci, Ft Collins, CO 80523 USA
[4] Washington Univ, Dept Earth & Planetary Sci, St Louis, MO 63130 USA
[5] Penn State Univ, Dept Geosci, State Coll, PA 16801 USA
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
Glaciology; Surface waves and free oscillations; Seismic anisotropy; Antarctica; ACTIVE RESERVOIR BENEATH; SUBGLACIAL LAKE WHILLANS; RIFT PROPAGATION; EAST ANTARCTICA; STREAM; FIRN; ANISOTROPY; STABILITY; RETREAT; SURFACE;
D O I
10.1093/gji/ggw036
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
An L-configured, three-component short period seismic array was deployed on the Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica during November 2014. Polarization analysis of ambient noise data from these stations shows linearly polarized waves for frequency bands between 0.2 and 2 Hz. A spectral peak at about 1.6 Hz is interpreted as the resonance frequency of the water column and is used to estimate the water layer thickness below the ice shelf. The frequency band from 4 to 18 Hz is dominated by Rayleigh and Love waves propagating from the north that, based on daily temporal variations, we conclude were generated by field camp activity. Frequency-slowness plots were calculated using beamforming. Resulting Love and Rayleigh wave dispersion curves were inverted for the shear wave velocity profile within the firn and ice to similar to 150 m depth. The derived density profile allows estimation of the pore close-off depth and the firn-air content thickness. Separate inversions of Rayleigh and Love wave dispersion curves give different shear wave velocity profiles within the firn. We attribute this difference to an effective anisotropy due to fine layering. The layered structure of firn, ice, water and the seafloor results in a characteristic dispersion curve below 7 Hz. Forward modelling the observed Rayleigh wave dispersion curves using representative firn, ice, water and sediment structures indicates that Rayleigh waves are observed when wavelengths are long enough to span the distance from the ice shelf surface to the seafloor. The forward modelling shows that analysis of seismic data from an ice shelf provides the possibility of resolving ice shelf thickness, water column thickness and the physical properties of the ice shelf and underlying seafloor using passive-source seismic data.
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页数:11
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