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High-resolution mapping of the upper mantle discontinuities with Bayesian inferences

Research Project

Project/Area Number 20K04096
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 InstitutionHokkaido University

Principal Investigator

Yoshizawa Kazunori  北海道大学, 理学研究院, 教授 (70344463)

Project Period (FY) 2020-04-01 – 2024-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2023)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,290,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥990,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000)
Keywords上部マントル / 不連続面 / 表面波 / レシーバ関数 / トモグラフィー / ベイズ推定 / リソスフェア / アセノスフェア / 地球内部構造
Outline of Research at the Start

最近の地震波解析により,安定大陸下の上部マントル内に複数の不連続面や異方性の層状分布の存在が報告されている.しかし,それらの詳細な空間分布や成因,大陸プレートの進化・水平移動との関係等は,まだ十分に解明されていない.本研究では,異なる感度を有する表面波や実体波の種々の観測情報を用い,最新のベイズ推定による非線形逆解析法に適用し,上部マントル速度構造を確率密度分布として推定する.これにより,大陸マントル内の主要な不連続面の高精度な空間分布を復元し,地震波速度の不均質性・異方性との関係や,大陸プレートの成長・進化やマントルダイナミクスとの関連性を明らかにする.

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We developed and applied a method for estimating anisotropic S-wave speed structures and discontinuities in the upper mantle beneath a seismic station using a nonlinear inversion based on Bayesian inferences, jointly using phase velocities of multimode surface waves (useful for recovering 3-D S-wave speed structure), and body wave receiver functions (useful for detecting seismic discontinuities). The method was applied to a large number of stations in Australia, where large amounts of high-quality seismic waveform data are available, and we demonstrated its effectiveness in estimating the spatial distribution of major discontinuities such as the Moho and the Lithosphere-Asthenosphere Boundary. We also performed surface wave tomography using a large number of observed seismic records in continental regions, including North America and eastern Eurasia, and constructed detailed 3-D S-wave velocity models for each region.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

プレートの成長・進化や水平移動のメカニズムを理解する上で,上部マントル内部の境界層と地震波速度の異方的性質は重要な鍵となる.しかし,モホ面やマントル遷移層等の顕著な不連続面に比べ,リソスフェアやアセノスフェアの深さに見られる不連続面での速度変化は比較的小さい場合が多く,その検出は容易ではない.本研究では,異なる感度を有する実体波や表面波の各種観測情報を用いて,上部マントル内の異方的S波速度構造の復元と不連続面の推定に向けた手法を開発し,試験的応用を試みた.一連の成果は,プレート内部やプレート底面およびアセノスフェアに見られる不連続面の一層の理解の礎になるものと期待される.

Report

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

    (18 results)

All 2023 2022 2021 2020

All Journal Article (2 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 2 results) Presentation (16 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 11 results,  Invited: 1 results)

  • [Journal Article] Continental drift with deep cratonic roots2021

    • Author(s)
      Yoshida, M. and Yoshizawa, K.
    • Journal Title

      Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences

      Volume: 49 Issue: 1 Pages: 117-139

    • DOI

      10.1146/annurev-earth-091620-113028

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Upper-mantle discontinuities beneath Australia from transdimensional Bayesian inversions using multimode surface waves and receiver functions2020

    • Author(s)
      Taira Toru、Yoshizawa Kazunori
    • Journal Title

      Geophysical Journal International

      Volume: 223 Issue: 3 Pages: 2085-2100

    • DOI

      10.1093/gji/ggaa442

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] Seismological imaging of heterogeneity and anisotropy in the continental upper mantle2023

    • Author(s)
      Yoshizawa K.
    • Organizer
      Kennett Symposium
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Mapping the upper mantle discontinuities beneath the Australian continent from Bayesian inversions using multimode surface waves and receiver functions2023

    • Author(s)
      Tarumi, K. and Yoshizawa, K.
    • Organizer
      Japan Geosciences Union Meeting 2023
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Upper mantle structure beneath Mongolia and its surrounding regions from multi-mode surface waves: Implications for the western margin of Amur plate2023

    • Author(s)
      Ganbat, B., Yoshizawa K., Sodnomsambuu D., and Munkhuu, U.
    • Organizer
      Japan Geosciences Union Meeting 2023
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] レシーバ関数および表面波を用いたベイジアンインバージョンによる上部マントル不連続面2022

    • Author(s)
      垂水 洸太郎,吉澤 和範
    • Organizer
      日本地球惑星科学連合2022年大会
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Radially anisotropic 3-D S-wave structure in the Mongolian upper mantle2022

    • Author(s)
      Ganbat, B., Yoshizawa, K., Sodnomsambuu, D., Munkhuu, U.
    • Organizer
      Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2022
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] マルチモード表面波とレシーバ関数を用いた豪州大陸下の上部マントル不連続面2022

    • Author(s)
      垂水 洸太郎,吉澤 和範
    • Organizer
      日本地震学会2022年度秋季大会
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Upper mantle S-wave structure beneath Mongolia, Central Eurasia2022

    • Author(s)
      Ganbat, B., Yoshizawa, K., Sodnomsambuu, D., Munkhuu, U.
    • Organizer
      日本地震学会2022年度秋季大会
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Joint inversions of receiver function and surface wave dispersion with the trans-dimensional Bayesian inversion: Effects of moveout corrections2022

    • Author(s)
      Tarumi, K., Yoshizawa, K.
    • Organizer
      American Geophysical Union 2022 Fall Meeting
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Upper mantle structure beneath Mongolia and its surrounding regions from multi-mode surface waves: Implications for the western margin of Amur plate2022

    • Author(s)
      Ganbat, B., Yoshizawa, K., Sodnomsambuu, D., Munkhuu, U.
    • Organizer
      American Geophysical Union 2022 Fall Meeting
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Radially anisotropic 3-D shear wave structure of the upper mantle beneath North America by multi-mode eikonal tomography2021

    • Author(s)
      Matsuzawa, H., Yoshizawa, K. and Lin, F.-C.
    • Organizer
      JpGU Meeting 2021 (online)
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Eikonal tomography of North American upper mantle using multi-mode surface waves2021

    • Author(s)
      Matsuzawa, H., Yoshizawa, K. and Lin, F.-C.
    • Organizer
      IAGA-IASPEI Joint Scientific Assembly 2021 (online)
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] The influence of multi-scale stochastic heterogeneity on surface-wave phase speeds and apparent radial anisotropy2021

    • Author(s)
      Xu, Y., Yoshizawa, K. and Furumura, T.
    • Organizer
      IAGA-IASPEI Joint Scientific Assembly 2021 (online)
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Multi-mode surface wave tomography with trans-dimensional hierarchical Bayesian inversion: application to Australia2020

    • Author(s)
      Yoshizawa, K. and Taira T.
    • Organizer
      JpGU-AGU Joint Meeting 2020 (Online)
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Multi-mode surface wave phase speed distribution in North America2020

    • Author(s)
      Matsuzawa, H., Yoshizawa, K. and Lin, F.-C.
    • Organizer
      JpGU-AGU Joint Meeting 2020 (Online)
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Radially anisotropic 3-D S-wave model using multi-mode surface waves: Comparisons of linearized and nonlinear Bayesian approaches2020

    • Author(s)
      Yoshizawa, K. and Taira T.
    • Organizer
      AGU Fall Meeting 2020 (Online)
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Multi-mode phase speed distribution in North America using eikonal tomography2020

    • Author(s)
      Matsuzawa, H., Yoshizawa, K. and Lin, F.-C.
    • Organizer
      AGU Fall Meeting 2020 (Online)
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research

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Published: 2020-04-28   Modified: 2025-01-30  

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