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Corridor inversion

Research Project

Project/Area Number 16K05531
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Solid earth and planetary physics
Research InstitutionThe University of Tokyo

Principal Investigator

Geller Robert  東京大学, 大学院理学系研究科(理学部), 名誉教授 (40170154)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 河合 研志  東京大学, 大学院理学系研究科(理学部), 准教授 (20432007)
Project Period (FY) 2016-04-01 – 2020-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2019)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,680,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,080,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥2,080,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥480,000)
Keywords波形インバージョン / マントル遷移層 / マントル最下部 / S波速度構造 / D" / 古プレート / スラブ / 沈み込み / 3次元S波速度構造 / 中米 / USArray / コリドー・インバージョン / 全マントルトモグラフィ
Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this study, we apply the "waveform inversion" method that we have developed to infer the deep Earth structure with high resolution by effectively utilizing the observed waveforms, which have not been used before because they overlap with other phases. S-wave velocity structure of the mantle transition zone below the Central American-Caribbean show that the slab subduction angle is relatively horizontal below the Gulf of Mexico. This suggests that the slab sinks into the lower mantle with varying modes of sinking from place to place due to the upwelling from the lower mantle and the different ages of the slab. The inferred detailed structure illuminates the modality of slab subduction in the transition zone and to estimate the slab age and sedimentation rate in the interior of the earth, which constrains the cooling rate of the earth.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究で得られたマントル遷移層におけるスラブの詳細なイメージングは地表の地球物理観測および地質学的証拠との対比を可能にした。その結果、遷移層におけるスラブの沈み込み様式を理解すること、および、地球内部のスラブ年代および沈降速度を推定することができ、地球の冷却速度に制約を与えることができた。今後も波形インバージョン法を用いて地球深部の複数の場所の詳細なイメージングを行うことによって、地球の熱化学進化の理解が進むと期待される。

Report

(5 results)
  • 2019 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2018 Research-status Report
  • 2017 Research-status Report
  • 2016 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (38 results)

All 2019 2018 2017 2016

All Journal Article (9 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 4 results,  Peer Reviewed: 9 results,  Open Access: 7 results,  Acknowledgement Compliant: 2 results) Presentation (29 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 8 results,  Invited: 1 results)

  • [Journal Article] 3-D S-velocity structure of the mantle transition zone beneath Central America and the Gulf of Mexico inferred using waveform inversion2019

    • Author(s)
      Anselme F. E. Borgeaud, Kenji Kawai, Robert J. Geller
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

      Volume: 124 Issue: 9 Pages: 9664-9681

    • DOI

      10.1029/2018jb016924

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Effects of redetermination of source time functions on the 3-D velocity structure inferred by waveform inversion2018

    • Author(s)
      Yamaya Lina、Borgeaud Anselme F.E.、Kawai Kenji、Geller Robert J.、Konishi Kensuke
    • Journal Title

      Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors

      Volume: 282 Pages: 117-143

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.pepi.2018.04.012

    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Scientific principles and public policy2018

    • Author(s)
      Mulargia Francesco、Visconti Guido、Geller Robert J.
    • Journal Title

      Earth-Science Reviews

      Volume: 176 Pages: 214-221

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.earscirev.2017.09.007

    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report 2017 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Reply to comments by Console et al.2018

    • Author(s)
      Mulargia Francesco、Stark Philip B.、Geller Robert J.
    • Journal Title

      Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors

      Volume: 274 Pages: 216-217

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.pepi.2017.10.007

    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report 2017 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Imaging paleoslabs in the D″ layer beneath Central America and the Caribbean using seismic waveform inversion2017

    • Author(s)
      Borgeaud Anselme F. E.、Kawai Kenji、Konishi Kensuke、Geller Robert J.
    • Journal Title

      Science Advances

      Volume: 3 Issue: 11 Pages: 1602700-1602700

    • DOI

      10.1126/sciadv.1602700

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Why is Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Analysis (PSHA) still used?2017

    • Author(s)
      Mulargia, F., Stark, P.B., Geller, R.J.
    • Journal Title

      Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors

      Volume: 264 Pages: 63-75

    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] An error analysis of higher-order finite-element methods: effect of degenerate coupling on simulation of elastic wave propagation2016

    • Author(s)
      Hasegawa, K., Geller, R.J., Hirabayashi, N.
    • Journal Title

      Geophysical Journal International

      Volume: 205 Issue: 3 Pages: 1532-1547

    • DOI

      10.1093/gji/ggw079

    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Finite frequency effects on apparent S-wave splitting in the D” layer: comparison between ray theory and full-wave synthetics2016

    • Author(s)
      Borgeaud, A.F.E., K. Konishi, K. Kawai, R.J. Geller
    • Journal Title

      Geophysical Journal International

      Volume: 207 Issue: 1 Pages: 12-28

    • DOI

      10.1093/gji/ggw254

    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] Waveform inversion for 3-D shear velocity structure of D” beneath the Northern Pacific: Possible evidence for a remnant slab and a ‘passive plume’2016

    • Author(s)
      Suzuki, Y., K. Kawai, K. Konishi, A.F.E. Borgeaud, R.J. Geller
    • Journal Title

      Earth, Planets and Space

      Volume: 68 Issue: 1 Pages: 198-198

    • DOI

      10.1186/s40623-016-0576-0

    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Presentation] Waveform inversion for the radial elastic and anelastic structure of the lowermost mantle beneath Central America and the Caribbean2019

    • Author(s)
      Anselme F. E. Borgeaud, Frederic Deschamps, Kensuke Konishi, Kenji Kawai, Robert J. Geller
    • Organizer
      日本地球惑星科学連合大会
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Waveform inversion for the radial elastic and anelastic structure of the lowermost mantle beneath Central America and the Caribbean,2019

    • Author(s)
      Anselme F. E. Borgeaud, Frederic Deschamps, Kensuke Konishi, Kenji Kawai, Robert J. Geller
    • Organizer
      日本地球惑星科学連合大会
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Waveform inversion for 3D anisotropic structure in D″ beneath the Northern Pacific: Constraints on mineralogy and flow in the lowermost mantle2019

    • Author(s)
      鈴木 裕輝, 河合 研志, ゲラー ロバート
    • Organizer
      日本地球惑星科学連合大会
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 3-D P- and S-velocity structure of the D″ layer beneath Central America and the Caribbean using waveform inversion2019

    • Author(s)
      Anselme F. E. Borgeaud, Kenji Kawai, Robert J. Geller
    • Organizer
      日本地球惑星科学連合大会
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Detailed 3-D S-velocity structure within D” at the western Pacific LLSVP margin: smaller scale plumes and paleoslabs2019

    • Author(s)
      鈴木 裕輝, 河合 研志, ゲラー ロバート, 田中 聡, Weerachai Siripuvaraporn, Songkhun Boonchaisuku, Noisagool Sutthipong, 石原 靖, Taweoon Kim, 宮川 幸治, 竹内 希
    • Organizer
      日本地球惑星科学連合大会
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Waveform inversion for 3-D S-wave velocity structure of the D” region beneath Eurasia2018

    • Author(s)
      Tsubasa Ue, Kenji Kawai, Yuki Suzuki, Robert J. Geller
    • Organizer
      Japan Geoscience Union
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Finite frequency effects on the S wavefields in the lowermost mantle for elastic and density models based on mineral physics2018

    • Author(s)
      Atsuki Oba, Kenji Kawai, Anselme F. E. Borgeaud, Robert J. Geller
    • Organizer
      Japan Geoscience Union
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] S-velocity structure of the mantle transition zone beneath the Northwestern Pacific inferred from waveform inversion and its geophysical interpretation2018

    • Author(s)
      Lina Yamaya, Anselme F. E. Borgeaud, Kenji Kawai, Maxim Ballmer
    • Organizer
      Japan Geoscience Union
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 3-D S-velocity structure in the lowermost mantle beneath the Northern Pacific2018

    • Author(s)
      Yuki Suzuki, Kenji Kawai, Robert J. Geller
    • Organizer
      Japan Geoscience Union
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Waveform inversion for the 3-D S-velocity structure of the mantle transition zone beneath Central America using USArray data2018

    • Author(s)
      Anselme F. E. Borgeaud, Kenji Kawai, Robert J. Geller, Maxim Ballmer
    • Organizer
      Japan Geoscience Union
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Full-waveform Inversion for Localized 3-D Shear Velocity Structure in D” Beneath the Western Pacific Using Thai Seismic Array (TSAR) Data2018

    • Author(s)
      Yuki Suzuki, Kenji Kawai, Robert J. Geller, Satoru Tanaka, Weerachai Siripunvaraporn, Songkhun Boonchaisuku, Noisagool Sutthipong,Yasushi Ishihara, Taweoon Kim, Koji Miyakawa, Nozomu Takeuchi
    • Organizer
      Asia Oceania Geosciences Society
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 3-D S-velocity structure of the transition zone beneath Central America and the Northeastern Pacific from waveform inversion2018

    • Author(s)
      Anselme F. E. Borgeaud, Kenji Kawai, Robert J. Geller
    • Organizer
      Asia Oceania Geosciences Society
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 波形インバージョンによる北部太平洋下D”領域の3次元S波速度構造推定2018

    • Author(s)
      鈴木裕輝, 河合研志, Robert J. Geller
    • Organizer
      日本地震学会
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 震源時間関数の再決定が波形インバージョンによる3次元速度構造推定に与える影響の定量的評価2018

    • Author(s)
      山谷里奈, Anselme Borgeaud, 河合研志, Robert J. Geller, 小西健介
    • Organizer
      日本地震学会
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Effects of initial whole mantle 1-D S-velocity and Q structure on waveform inversion for 3-D S-velocity structure: Application to D” beneath Central America and the Caribbean2017

    • Author(s)
      Anseleme F. E. Borgeaud, Kenji Kawai, Robert J. Geller, Kensuke Konishi
    • Organizer
      EGU General Assembly 2017
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Waveform inversion for whole mantle 1-D S-velocity and Q structure beneath Central America and the Caribbean2017

    • Author(s)
      Anseleme F. E. Borgeaud, Kenji Kawai, Robert J. Geller, Kensuke Konishi
    • Organizer
      日本地球惑星科学連合大会
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 3-D S-velocity velocity structure in D″obtained by waveform inversion after redetermination of the earthquake source parameters2017

    • Author(s)
      山谷里奈, Anseleme Borgeaud, 河合研志、Robert Geller, 小西健介
    • Organizer
      日本地球惑星科学連合大会
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Waveform tomography for 3-D shear velocity structure in the lowermost mantle beneath the Northern Pacific2017

    • Author(s)
      鈴木裕輝, 河合研志, ゲラー・ロバート, 小西健介
    • Organizer
      日本地球惑星科学連合大会
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Velocity structure of the transition zone beneath Central and North America and the Caribbean from waveform inversion2017

    • Author(s)
      Anselme F. E. Borgeaud, Kenji Kawai, Robert J. Geller
    • Organizer
      日本地震学会秋季大会
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 地震波形水平2成分を用いた北部太平洋下D”領域 の3次元S波速度構造推定2017

    • Author(s)
      鈴木裕輝, 河合研志, Robert J. Geller, 小西健介
    • Organizer
      日本地震学会秋季大会
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 再決定した深発地震の震源パラメータを用い波形インバージョンで推定した中米下D”領域の3次元構造2017

    • Author(s)
      山谷里奈, Anseleme F. E. Borgeaud, 河合研志, Robert J. Geller, 小西健介
    • Organizer
      日本地震学会秋季大会
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 3-D S-velocity structure in the lowermost mantle beneath the Northern Pacific2017

    • Author(s)
      Yuki Suzuki, Kenji Kawai, Robert J. Geller, Anselm F. E. Borgeaud, Kensuke Konishi
    • Organizer
      American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] What should we be rethinking?2017

    • Author(s)
      Robert J. Geller
    • Organizer
      日本地球惑星科学連合大会
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Finite frequency effects on apparent S-wave splitting in the lowermost mantle2016

    • Author(s)
      Borgeaud, A.F.E., Geller, R.J., Kawai, K.
    • Organizer
      日本地震学会秋季大会
    • Place of Presentation
      名古屋国際会議場(名古屋市、愛知県)
    • Year and Date
      2016-10-05
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 地震波形水平 2 成分を用いた北部太平洋下 D″ 領域の 3 次元 S 波速度構造推定2016

    • Author(s)
      鈴木裕輝, 河合研志, ゲラー・ロバート, 小西健介
    • Organizer
      日本地震学会秋季大会
    • Place of Presentation
      名古屋国際会議場(名古屋市、愛知県)
    • Year and Date
      2016-10-05
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 深発地震の震源パラメータの再決定と波形インバージョンで推定した 3 次元内部構造への影響の見積 もり2016

    • Author(s)
      山谷里奈, Borgeaud, A.F.E., 河合研志, ゲラー・ロバート, 小西健介
    • Organizer
      日本地震学会秋季大会
    • Place of Presentation
      名古屋国際会議場(名古屋市、愛知県)
    • Year and Date
      2016-10-05
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Waveform Inversion for 3D Shear Wave Velocity Structure in the Lowermost Mantle2016

    • Author(s)
      Kawai, K., Konishi, K., Borgeaud, A.F.E., Suzuki, Y., Geller, R.J.
    • Organizer
      Goldschmidt 2016
    • Place of Presentation
      パシフィコ横浜(横浜市、神奈川県)
    • Year and Date
      2016-06-27
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Full-waveform inversion for localized 3-D S-velocity structure in D″ beneath the Caribbean using USArray data2016

    • Author(s)
      Borgeaud, A.F.E., Konishi, K., Kawai, K., Geller, R.J.
    • Organizer
      日本地球惑星科学連合大会
    • Place of Presentation
      幕張メッセ国際会議場(千葉県、千葉市)
    • Year and Date
      2016-05-23
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Waveform inversion for 3-D shear wave velocity structure within D″ beneath the Northern Pacific and Alaska2016

    • Author(s)
      Suzuki, Y., K., Kawai, K., Geller, R.J., Konishi, K.
    • Organizer
      日本地球惑星科学連合大会
    • Place of Presentation
      幕張メッセ国際会議場(千葉県、千葉市)
    • Year and Date
      2016-05-23
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report

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