DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2021.116743
论文题名: The many double BSRs across the northern Hikurangi margin and their implications for subduction processes
作者: Han S. ; Bangs N.L. ; Hornbach M.J. ; Pecher I.A. ; Tobin H.J. ; Silver E.A.
刊名: Earth and Planetary Science Letters
ISSN: 0012821X
出版年: 2021
卷: 558 语种: 英语
中文关键词: double bottom-simulating reflections (BSR)
; fluid migration
; gas hydrate
; Hikurangi subduction zone
; rapid sedimentation
; tectonic uplift
英文关键词: Deformation
; Gas hydrates
; Tectonics
; Bottom simulating reflection
; Formation mechanism
; Gas hydrate stability zones
; Hikurangi subduction margins
; Potential mechanism
; Rapid sedimentation
; Recent sedimentation
; Reflection characteristics
; 3D modeling
; continental margin
; deformation
; gas hydrate
; sedimentation
; subduction zone
; tectonic structure
; thrust
; uplift
; Hikurangi Margin
; Pacific Ocean
英文摘要: The bottom simulating reflection (BSR) is widely observed along continental margins and is believed to mark the base of gas hydrate stability zone (BGHSZ). In some regions, double or multiple overlapping BSRs are observed, yet their formation mechanisms and geologic implications are not well understood. Here we present 3D seismic images from the 2018 NZ3D experiment that covers a 14×60km2 survey area on New Zealand's northern Hikurangi subduction margin. We observe double BSRs in five locations. Beneath the Tuaheni Basin in the mid-slope, a secondary BSR (BSR2) lies ∼100-360 m deeper than the primary BSR (BSR1) and its 3D geometry mimics the unconformity at the base of the basin. At three thrust ridges located 18-38 km from the deformation front, BSR2 lies ∼55-130 m below and is sub-parallel to BSR1. At another thrust ridge ∼14 km from the deformation front, BSR2 forms above the BSR1, and the two BSRs converge towards the peak of the ridge. Through 3D modeling of BGHSZ and analysis of the geometry and reflection characteristics of the double BSRs, we identify three potential mechanisms for their formation (1) rapid sedimentation, (2) tectonic uplift, (3) overpressure/heat advection caused by fluid migration. Our study demonstrates that formation of double BSRs is closely linked to subduction processes along the northern Hikurangi margin, and double BSRs may be used as indicators for areas with recent sedimentation, tectonic and/or fluid activities. © 2021 Elsevier B.V. Citation statistics:
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标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/165492
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作者单位: Institute for Geophysics, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78758, United States; Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX 75205, United States; University of Auckland, Auckland, 1010, New Zealand; University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98115, United States; University of California at Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, United States
Recommended Citation:
Han S.,Bangs N.L.,Hornbach M.J.,et al. The many double BSRs across the northern Hikurangi margin and their implications for subduction processes[J]. Earth and Planetary Science Letters,2021-01-01,558