Regional three-dimensional seismic velocity model of the crust and uppermost mantle of northern California
Journal of Geophysical Research B: Solid Earth
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Abstract
We present a three-dimensional (3D) tomographic model of the P wave velocity (Vp) structure of northern California. We employed a regional-scale double-difference tomography algorithm that incorporates a finite-difference travel time calculator and spatial smoothing constraints. Arrival times from earthquakes and travel times from controlled-source explosions, recorded at network and/or temporary stations, were inverted for Vp on a 3D grid with horizontal node spacing of 10 to 20 km and vertical node spacing of 3 to 8 km. Our model provides an unprecedented, comprehensive view of the regional-scale structure of northern California, putting many previously identified features into a broader regional context and improving the resolution of a number of them and revealing a number of new features, especially in the middle and lower crust, that have never before been reported. Examples of the former include the complex subducting Gorda slab, a steep, deeply penetrating fault beneath the Sacramento River Delta, crustal low-velocity zones beneath Geysers-Clear Lake and Long Valley, and the high-velocity ophiolite body underlying the Great Valley. Examples of the latter include mid-crustal low-velocity zones beneath Mount Shasta and north of Lake Tahoe. Copyright 2009 by the American Geophysical Union.
Suggested Citation
Thurber, C., Zhang, H., Brocher, T., and Langenheim, V., 2009, Regional three-dimensional seismic velocity model of the crust and uppermost mantle of northern California: Journal of Geophysical Research B: Solid Earth, v. 114, no. 1, https://doi.org/10.1029/2008JB005766.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Regional three-dimensional seismic velocity model of the crust and uppermost mantle of northern California |
| Series title | Journal of Geophysical Research B: Solid Earth |
| DOI | 10.1029/2008JB005766 |
| Volume | 114 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Publication Date | January 09, 2009 |
| Year Published | 2009 |
| Language | English |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Journal of Geophysical Research B: Solid Earth |