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Unbending Hypothesis for Water Upwelling at the Subduction Zone

Research Project

Project/Area Number 19K21892
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Research (Exploratory)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Review Section Medium-sized Section 17:Earth and planetary science and related fields
Research InstitutionThe University of Tokyo

Principal Investigator

KAWAKATSU Hitoshi  東京大学, 地震研究所, 名誉教授 (60242153)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 悪原 岳  東京大学, 地震研究所, 助教 (30802954)
Project Period (FY) 2019-06-28 – 2024-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2023)
Budget Amount *help
¥5,590,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,290,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥2,210,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥510,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥2,210,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥510,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Keywords沈み込み / スラブ / 海底地震観測 / レシーバー関数 / 地震波トモグラフィー / 海洋堆積層 / 海底堆積層 / 地球内部水循環 / 水循環
Outline of Research at the Start

本研究は,沈み込み帯における水循環に関して,多様な地球内部流体・揮発物質の移動の可能性を,観測データから実証的に解明し,地球内部物質循環研究における新たな枠組の構築を目指すものである.沈み込む「スラブ下」のアセノスフェアからの水が上昇する経路があり,プレート上面や,大地震が起こるプレート境界へ水を供給している可能性を地震観測データから解明することを目指す.そのために海底地震観測によるデータを,陸上データと併せて解析し,東北沈み込み帯前弧下のマントル構造とその動態を明らかにする.

Outline of Final Research Achievements

By focusing on the dynamics of the lower half of the oceanic plate (slab) with a thickness of ~80 km and the mantle beneath the slab, we determined the seismic wave velocity structure of the oceanic plate subducting beneath the Tohoku Japan Arc from the vicinity of the Japan Trench. This was achieved by analyzing data from a dense seismic observation network deployed on both land and sea bottom. As a result, we succeeded in continuously imaging the oceanic Moho surface in the upper part of the slab, extending from beneath the seafloor to beneath the land. On the other hand, we were unable to elucidate the structure of the lower part of the slab. We identified the cause as multiple reflections within the oceanic sedimentary layer and developed a method to determine the fine structure of the sedimentary layer using seafloor seismic observations. By incorporating these results into future analyses, it is anticipated that the originally intended deeper structure will be elucidated.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

日本列島太平洋岸を含む沈み込み帯浅部では,海溝型の巨大地震が発生することが知られている.ひとが生活する陸域から地震の発生する海洋下までの地球内部の地震学的構造を連続的に解明することは,地震動伝搬の予測にもつながる社会的にも意義がある基本的な学術課題である.海洋堆積層は,海底地震計を設置する海洋底ではどこにも存在し,構造推定への影響を明らかにし補正手法を提示したこと,また海洋堆積層の微細構造を決定する手法を開発したことは,今後の当該学術分野の発展の基盤になることが期待される.

Report

(6 results)
  • 2023 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2022 Research-status Report
  • 2021 Research-status Report
  • 2020 Research-status Report
  • 2019 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (17 results)

All 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 Other

All Journal Article (3 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results,  Peer Reviewed: 3 results,  Open Access: 3 results) Presentation (12 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 8 results) Remarks (2 results)

  • [Journal Article] Characterizing the Seafloor Sediment Layer Using Teleseismic Body Waves Recorded by Ocean Bottom Seismometers2023

    • Author(s)
      Kim HyeJeong、Kawakatsu Hitoshi、Akuhara Takeshi、Takeuchi Nozomu
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

      Volume: 128 Issue: 12

    • DOI

      10.1029/2023jb027616

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Receiver Function Imaging of the Amphibious NE Japan Subduction Zone--Effects of Low-Velocity Sediment Layer2021

    • Author(s)
      HyeJeong Kim, Hitoshi Kawakatsu, Takeshi Akuhara, Masanao Shinohara, Hajime Shiobara, Hiroko Sugioka, Ryota Takagi
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

      Volume: 126 Issue: 9

    • DOI

      10.1029/2021jb021918

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Sedimentary Structure Derived From Multi‐Mode Ambient Noise Tomography With Dense OBS Network at the Japan Trench2021

    • Author(s)
      Yamaya Lina、Mochizuki Kimihiro、Akuhara Takeshi、Nishida Kiwamu
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

      Volume: 126 Issue: 6

    • DOI

      10.1029/2021jb021789

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Presentation] High-resolution seismic constraint on the seafloor sediments using teleseismic body waves of multiple components of ocean bottom seismometers: method and practice2023

    • Author(s)
      HyeJeong Kim, Hitoshi Kawakatsu, Takeshi Akuhara, Nozomu Takeuchi
    • Organizer
      日本地球惑星科学連合大会2023
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Characterizing the heterogeneous seafloor sediment in the Western Pacific from passive ocean bottom seismic records2023

    • Author(s)
      HyeJeong Kim, Hitoshi Kawakatsu, Takeshi Akuhara, Nozomu Takeuchi
    • Organizer
      American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting 2023
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] High-resolution seismic constraint on the seafloor sediments using the teleseismic body waves: towards deeper structure analysis using receiver functions2022

    • Author(s)
      HyeJeong Kim, Hitoshi Kawakatsu, Takeshi Akuhara, Nozomu Takeuchi
    • Organizer
      日本地球惑星科学連合大会2022
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Multifrequency P-wave tomography of Honshu slab2022

    • Author(s)
      Masayuki Obayashi, Junko Yoshimitsu, Hitoshi Kawakatsu, Masanao Shinohara
    • Organizer
      日本地球惑星科学連合大会2022
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] High-resolution seismic constraint on the seafloor sediments using teleseismic body waves of ocean bottom seismometers2022

    • Author(s)
      HyeJeong Kim, Hitoshi Kawakatsu, Takeshi Akuhara, Nozomu Takeuchi
    • Organizer
      American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting 2022
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Application of the wavefield decomposition for the Oldest-1 array data2021

    • Author(s)
      Hitoshi Kawakatsu, Takehi Isse, Nozomu Takeuchi, Hajime Shiobara, Hiroko Sugioka, YoungHee Kim, Hisashi Utada, Sang-Mook Lee
    • Organizer
      日本地球惑星科学連合大会2021
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Receiver function imaging of the amphibious NE Japan subduction zone - effects of low-velocity sediment layer-2021

    • Author(s)
      HyeJeong Kim, Hitoshi Kawakatsu, Takeshi Akuhara, Masanao Shinohara, Hajime Shiobara, Hiroko Sugioka, Ryota Takagi
    • Organizer
      日本地球惑星科学連合大会2021
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Towards continuous seismic imaging from offshore to land along the Japan trench: effects of offshore structures (sediment layers and lateral heterogeneities)2020

    • Author(s)
      Kim HyeJeong, Kawakatsu Hitoshi, and Akuhara Takeshi
    • Organizer
      日本地震学会秋季大会
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Receiver function imaging of subducting Pacific plate and mantle wedge under Japanese islands using denser network of stations2019

    • Author(s)
      Kim, HJ, H. Kawakatsu, T. Akuhara, M. Shinohara
    • Organizer
      日本地球惑星科学連合大会2019
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Receiver function imaging of the subducting Pacific plate beneath NE Japan using offshore and on land seismic arrays2019

    • Author(s)
      Kim, HJ, H. Kawakatsu, T. Akuhara, M. Shinohara, R. Takagi
    • Organizer
      日本地震学会秋季大会
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Continuous imaging of the subducting Pacific under Japan using receiver function analysis of the amphibious array data2019

    • Author(s)
      Kim, HJ, H. Kawakatsu, T. Akuhara, M. Shinohara, H. Shiobara, H Sugioka, R. Takagi
    • Organizer
      American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 3D passive-source reverse-time migration imaging of upper mantle discontinuities2019

    • Author(s)
      Yang Shen, Jiahang Li, Hitoshi Kawakatsu
    • Organizer
      日本地球惑星科学連合大会2019
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
  • [Remarks] 研究成果 Publications

    • URL

      http://www.eri.u-tokyo.ac.jp/people/hitosi/Papers/index.html

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
  • [Remarks] 近況

    • URL

      http://www.eri.u-tokyo.ac.jp/people/hitosi/whatisnew.html

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report

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Published: 2019-07-04   Modified: 2025-01-30  

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