Sun, Daoyuan and Helmberger, Don and Gurnis, Michael
(2010)
A narrow, mid-mantle plume below southern Africa.
Geophysical Research Letters, 37
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L09302.
ISSN 0094-8276.
doi:10.1029/2009GL042339.
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Abstract
New waveform tomographic evidence displays a narrow plume-like feature emitting from the top of the large African low-velocity structure in the lower mantle. A detailed SKS wavefield is assembled for a segment along the structure's southern edge by combining multiple events recorded by a seismic array in the Kaapvaal region of southern Africa. With a new processing technique that emphases multi-pathing, we locate a relatively jagged, sloping wall 1000 km high with low velocities near it's basal edge. Forward modeling indicates that the plume's diameter is less than 150 km and consistent with an iso-chemical, low-viscosity plume conduit.
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| Additional Information: | © 2010 American Geophysical Union.
Received 29 December 2009; accepted 29 March 2010; published 4 May 2010.
The authors would like to thank the Editor
Michael Wysession, Allen McNamara, and an anonymous reviewer for
their comments. This work was supported by the National Science Foundation,
grant MCG.00021‐1‐NSF.CSEDIFINE and contribution 10040 of
the Division of Geological and Planetary Science, California Institute of
Technology. |
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| Group: | Seismological Laboratory |
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| NSF | MCG.00021‐1‐NSF.CSEDIFINE |
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| Subject Keywords: | Plume; LLSVP; multi-pathing |
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| Caltech Division of Geological and Planetary Science | 10040 |
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| DOI: | 10.1029/2009GL042339 |
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| Persistent URL: | https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:20100602-164912539 |
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| Official Citation: | Sun, D., D. Helmberger, and M. Gurnis (2010), A narrow, mid-mantle plume below southern Africa, Geophys. Res. Lett., 37, L09302, doi:10.1029/2009GL042339. |
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| Deposited On: | 23 Jun 2010 18:01 |
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