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Shear Wave Velocity Structure Beneath White Island Volcano, New Zealand, from Receiver Function Inversion and H-κ Stacking Methods

수신함수 역산 및 H-κ 중합법을 이용한 뉴질랜드 White Island 화산 하부의 S파 속도구조

  • Park, Iseul (Department of Geophysics, Kangwon National University) ;
  • Kim, Ki Young (Department of Geophysics, Kangwon National University)
  • Received : 2013.12.31
  • Accepted : 2014.05.02
  • Published : 2014.05.31
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Abstract

To estimate the shear-velocity ($v_s$) structure beneath the WIZ station on White Island in New Zealand, we applied receiver function (RF) inversion and H-${\kappa}$ stacking methods to 362 teleseismic events (Mw > 5.5) recorded during April 20, 2007 to September 6, 2013. Using 71 RFs with errors less than 20% after 200 iterative computations, we determined that the depth to Moho of $v_s$ = 4.35 km/s is $24{\pm}1km$ within a 15 km radius of the station. In an 1-d $v_s$ model derived by RF inversions, a 4-km thick low-velocity layer (LVL) at depths of 18 ~ 22 km was identified in the lower crust. This LVL, which is 0.15 km/s slower than the rocks above and below it, may indicate the presence of a deep magma reservoir. The H-${\kappa}$ stacking method yielded an estimate of the depth to the Moho of 24.5 km, which agrees well with the depth determined by RF inversions. The low $v_p/v_s$ ratio of 1.64 may be due to the presence of gas-filled rock or hot crystallizing magma.

뉴질랜드 White Island에 설치된 WIZ 지진관측소 하부의 S파 속도구조($v_s$)를 규명하기 위해, 2007년 4월 20일에서 2013년 9월 6일 동안 기록된 362개 원거리 지진자료(Mw > 5.5)에 수신함수 역산과 H-${\kappa}$ 중합법을 적용하였다. 200회 반복 연산 후 오차 20% 이내인 수신함수 71개를 이용하여, 관측소 반경 15 km 이내에서 $v_s$ = 4.35 km/s인 모호면의 깊이를 $24{\pm}1km$로 결정하였다. 수신함수 역산으로 구한 1차원 $v_s$ 모델은 깊이 18 ~ 22 km인 하부지각 내에 4 km 두께의 저속도층 존재를 지시한다. 이 저속도층에서의 $v_s$는 상하부층보다 0.15 km/s 작아 심부 마그마 저장소와 관련이 있을 것으로 해석된다. H-${\kappa}$ 중합법으로 구한 지각의 평균 두께는 24.5 km로 수신함수 역산 결과와 잘 일치하며, $v_p/v_s$가 1.64로 작게 나타난 것은 가스로 채워진 암석이나 뜨거운 결정질 마그마의 영향일 가능성이 있다.

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