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High-resolution 3-D P-wave model of the Alpine crust

Diehl, T. ; Husen, S. ; Kissling, E. ; Deichmann, N.

In: Geophysical Journal International, 2009, vol. 179, no. 2, p. 1133-1147

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    Titre
    • High-resolution 3-D P-wave model of the Alpine crust
    Auteur
    • Diehl, T.. Institute of Geophysics, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, ETH Zürich, CH-8092, Switzerland. E-mail: tdiehl@ldeo.columbia.edu
    • Husen, S.. Swiss Seismological Service, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, ETH Zürich, CH-8092, Switzerland
    • Kissling, E.. Institute of Geophysics, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, ETH Zürich, CH-8092, Switzerland. E-mail: tdiehl@ldeo.columbia.edu
    • Deichmann, N.. Swiss Seismological Service, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, ETH Zürich, CH-8092, Switzerland
    Type de document
    • Postprint
    Identifiant OAI-PMH
    • oai:doc.rero.ch:289727
    Summary
    The 3-D P-wave velocity structure of the Alpine crust has been determined from local earthquake tomography using a set of high-quality traveltime data. The application of an algorithm combining accurate phase picking with an automated quality assessment allowed the repicking of first arriving P-phases from the original seismograms. The quality and quantity of the repicked phase data used in this study allows the 3-D imaging of large parts of the Alpine lithosphere between 0 and 60 km depth. Our model represents a major improvement in terms of reliability and resolution compared to any previous regional tomographic studies of the Alpine crust. First-order anomalies like crust—mantle boundary (Moho) and the Ivrea body in the Western Alps are well resolved and in good agreement with previous studies. In addition, several (consistent) small-scale anomalies are visible in the tomographic image. A clear continuation of the lower European crust beneath the Adriatic Moho in the Central Alps is not observed in our results. The absence of such a signature may indicate the eclogitization of the subducted European lower crust in the Central Alps. In agreement with previous results, the additional analysis of focal depths in our new 3-D P-wave model shows that all studied earthquakes in the northern foreland have occurred within the European crust. Waveforms and focal depths suggest that at least one of the analysed events south of the Alps is located in the Adriatic mantle