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Near surface radial anisotropy in the Rigan area/SE Iran
Islamic Azad Univ, Dept Phys, Damavand Branch, Damavand 39715194, Iran..
Uppsala universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga vetenskapsområdet, Geovetenskapliga sektionen, Institutionen för geovetenskaper, Geofysik. Univ Tehran, Inst Geophys, Tehran 141556466, Iran..
Univ Tehran, Inst Geophys, Tehran 141556466, Iran..
Pars Petro Zagros Geophys Co PPZG, Tehran, Iran..
2017 (Engelska)Ingår i: Tectonophysics, ISSN 0040-1951, E-ISSN 1879-3266, Vol. 694, s. 23-34Artikel i tidskrift (Refereegranskat) Published
Abstract [en]

By analyzing Rayleigh and Love wave empirical Green's functions extracted from ambient seismic noise and earthquake data, we obtained near surface radial anisotropy structure beneath the hidden part of the Kahurak fault in the Rigan region, in the southeast oilcan. The deduced seismic radial anisotropy within the hidden part of the Kahurak fault can reveal record of shallow crustal deformation caused by the Rigan earthquake (M-W 6.5) occurred on 20 December 2010. Significant radial anisotropy with positive magnitude (V-SH > V-SV) appears in the shallow subsurface of the upper part of the crust. The magnitude of radial anisotropy varies from predominantly positive (V-SH > V-SV) to mostly negative (V-SH < V-SV) values with increasing depth which is correlated with a known sedimentary layer. The sedimentary layer is observed with prominent positive radial anisotropy (V-SH > V-SV). The thickness of the sedimentary layer varies between 1 and 3 km from the south to the north beneath the study area with an average radial anisotropy of about 5%. However, cross-section profiles indicate that negative ahomaly stretches inside a thick sedimentary layer where the aftershocks occurred. Also, the investigation of cross-section profiles reveals that a dipping angle of the hidden part of Kahurak fault is resolved at approximately 85 using the anisotropy pattern. Moreover, the aftershocks generally occurred in the transitional zones where signs of radial anisotropy anomalies change. Our study indicates that the influence of different resolving powers and path coverage density of Rayleigh and Love waves, which can be artificially interpreted as radial anisotropy, have minor effect on calculated radial anisotropy and they are estimated in the range of -2% to +2%.

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2017. Vol. 694, s. 23-34
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Ambient seismic noise, RMS stacking method, Anisotropy, Rigan region
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URN: urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-315825DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2016.11.036ISI: 000392038200002OAI: oai:DiVA.org:uu-315825DiVA, id: diva2:1076015
Tillgänglig från: 2017-02-21 Skapad: 2017-02-21 Senast uppdaterad: 2017-11-29Bibliografiskt granskad

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