DOI: 10.1029/2019TC005489
论文题名: Moho Structure Across the Backarc-Craton Transition in the Northern U.S. Cordillera
作者: DiCaprio L. ; Maiti T. ; Dettmer J. ; Eaton D.W.
刊名: Tectonics
ISSN: 2787407
出版年: 2020
卷: 39, 期: 2 语种: 英语
Scopus关键词: Geophysics
; Tectonics
; Complex transitions
; Crustal structure
; Crustal thickness
; Lithospheric structure
; Lithospheric thickness
; North American cratons
; S-receiver functions
; Transition zones
; Structural geology
; backarc basin
; craton
; lower crust
; Moho
; shear zone
; tectonic structure
; teleseismic wave
; Canada
; United States
英文摘要: In southern Canada and the northern United States, the present-day western edge of the North American craton (Laurentia) is marked by a profound change in lithospheric thickness, from < 100 km within a hot backarc setting beneath the Cordillera to > 200 km beneath the craton. A nearly uniformly flat Moho in the backarc region of southern Canada has been interpreted as a young feature that was produced by lower crustal channel flow. The tectonic environment of the southern Canadian Cordillera extends southward to the Lewis and Clark shear zone in the northern United States, where previously deployed EarthScope Transportable Array stations provide coverage on a ≈ 70 km grid. Here, data from Transportable Array stations are used to investigate teleseismic P to S receiver functions of crustal structure across the craton-backarc transition, coupled with lithospheric structure derived from a recent global tomographic model. These images suggest that, north of the Lewis and Clark shear zone, the shallower Moho beneath the Cordillera has encroached on the craton, creating a narrow complex transition zone. To the south, a step-like change in crustal thickness is observed, and the complex Moho transition zone is absent. Taken together with other geological and geophysical data, these observations suggest that a young Moho has progressed eastward accompanied by thermal and/or mechanical modification of the Laurentian lithosphere. © 2020. American Geophysical Union. All Rights Reserved. Citation statistics:
资源类型: 期刊论文
标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/159885
Appears in Collections: 气候变化与战略
There are no files associated with this item.
作者单位: Department of Geoscience, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
Recommended Citation:
DiCaprio L.,Maiti T.,Dettmer J.,et al. Moho Structure Across the Backarc-Craton Transition in the Northern U.S. Cordillera[J]. Tectonics,2020-01-01,39(2)