Publication Date:
2017-04-04
Description:
We describe a new method to estimate the S‐P time of tremor‐like signals and its
application to the nonvolcanic tremor recorded in July 2004 by three dense arrays in
Cascadia. The cross correlation between vertical and horizontal components indicates that
very often the high‐amplitude tremor signal contains sequences of P and S waves
characterized by constant S‐P times (TS‐P) in the range 3.5–7 s. A detailed observation of
the three component seismograms stacked over the array stations confirms the presence of
P and S wave sequences. The knowledge of the TS‐P poses a strong constrain on the
source‐array distance, which dramatically reduces the uncertainty on source locations
when used with more traditional array processing techniques. Data were analyzed using
the zero lag cross‐correlation technique (ZLCC) to estimate the propagation properties
of the most correlated phases in the wavefield. Detailed polarization analyses were
computed using the covariance matrix method in the time domain. Polarization parameters,
joint with the results of ZLCC, allows for the discrimination between P and S coherent
waves. Results show that the tremor wavefield is composed mostly by shear waves,
although a consistent amount of coherent P waves is often observable. The comparison of
the back azimuth at the three arrays indicate that the source of deep tremor migrates over a
wide area, and often many independent sources located far from each other are active at
the same time. The tremor source was located by a probabilistic method that uses the
results of ZLCC, given a velocity model. When available, the inclusion of the TS‐P time in
the location procedure strongly reduces the depth range, with a distribution of hypocenters
very near the subduction interface. This result, significantly different compared with
previous less precise locations, makes the Cascadia nonvolcanic tremor more similar to the
nonvolcanic tremor recorded in Japan, at least in cases of measurable TS‐P. The
polarization azimuth aligned with the slow slip direction and the source located on the
plate interface indicate that deep tremor and slow slip are two different manifestations of a
common phenomenon related with the subduction dynamics.
Description:
Published
Description:
3.2. Tettonica attiva
Description:
JCR Journal
Description:
reserved
Keywords:
Array analysis
;
source location
;
deep tremor
;
Cascadia
;
04. Solid Earth::04.06. Seismology::04.06.09. Waves and wave analysis
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04. Solid Earth::04.06. Seismology::04.06.10. Instruments and techniques
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04. Solid Earth::04.07. Tectonophysics::04.07.04. Plate boundaries, motion, and tectonics
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04. Solid Earth::04.07. Tectonophysics::04.07.06. Subduction related processes
Repository Name:
Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV)
Type:
article
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