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Origin of the heterogeneity in the oceanic lithosphere

Research Project

Project/Area Number 18K03807
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 17040:Solid earth sciences-related
Research InstitutionOkayama University of Science (2020-2021)
Kyushu University (2018-2019)

Principal Investigator

Azusa Shito  岡山理科大学, 生物地球学部, 講師 (90376541)

Project Period (FY) 2018-04-01 – 2022-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2021)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,420,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,020,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000)
Keywords海洋リソスフェア / 層状不均質構造 / Po/So波 / 層状付近質構造 / 不均質構造
Outline of Final Research Achievements

Through the analysis of the Po/So waves propagating across the Atlantic Ocean, we found that the propagation efficiency of Po/So waves was remarkably low near the young Mid-Atlantic Ridge, while the Po/So waves propagating in the older Atlantic Northwest were highly efficient. Waveform modeling has shown that this feature can be explained by the thicker the ocean lithosphere increases as it ages, and the smaller the intrinsic attenuation. This result is consistent with the result in the Pacific. Furthermore, the correlation length and scattering intensity of the layered heterogeneous structure were also estimated to be the same as those in the Pacific Ocean. These results suggest, contrary to initial expectations, that the process of development of the heterogeneous structure in the ocean lithosphere does not depend on the spreading rate.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究の結果は、アセノスフェアにはたらく剪断応力が海洋リソスフェアの拡大速度には関係しないことを示唆しており、プレート運動の原動力を考えるうえで重要な結果である。また、本研究において開発された、内部減衰と散乱減衰の三次元構造を推定するソフトウェアは、海洋リソスフェアの構造のみならず陸域の地殻構造においても適用可能であり、広範に応用可能な成果である。

Report

(5 results)
  • 2021 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2020 Research-status Report
  • 2019 Research-status Report
  • 2018 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (4 results)

All 2022 2020 2019

All Journal Article (1 results) Presentation (3 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results)

  • [Journal Article] 3‐D Intrinsic and Scattering Seismic Attenuation Structures Beneath Kyushu, Japan2020

    • Author(s)
      Shito A.、Matsumoto S.、Ohkura T.、Shimizu H.、Sakai S.、Iio Y.、Takahashi H.、Yakiwara H.、Watanabe T.、Kosuga M.、Okada T.、Yoshimi M.、Asano Y.
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

      Volume: 125 Issue: 8

    • DOI

      10.1029/2019jb018742

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Po/So waves traveling in the Ontong Java Plateau2022

    • Author(s)
      志藤あずさ
    • Organizer
      地球惑星科学連合大会
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 大西洋を伝播するPo/So 波2019

    • Author(s)
      志藤あずさ
    • Organizer
      日本地震学会2019年度秋季大会
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Po/So waves in the Atlantic Ocean2019

    • Author(s)
      Azusa Shito
    • Organizer
      AGU Fall Meeting 2019
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research

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Published: 2018-04-23   Modified: 2023-01-30  

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