The Lithosphere Seen by Receiver Functions

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The Lithosphere - Seen by Receiver Functions

• R. Kind GFZ Potsdam
• In cooperation with X.Yuan, X. Li, F.
  Sodoudi,
• P. Kumar, W. Geissler, B. Heuer, S. Sperlich,
  B. Heit

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Milne et al. 2004
Modeled with 100km thick lithosphere
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Lithosphere-Asthenosphere Boundary
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Eaton et al. 2008
Geophysical Observations of LAB
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Seismic Techniques

• Wide Angle Body Waves (Gutenberg)
• Surface Wave Tomography
• Travel Time Tomography
• P Receiver Functions
• S Receiver Functions
• Anisotropy

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Sharpness S Receiver Functions
Eaton et al. 2008
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P-RF
S-RF
Hyderabad HYB
P. Kumar
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Yellow Knife
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• Chen et al. 2007

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Sharpness Surface Waves
Eaton et al. 2008
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Harvard Station
Surface waves
Rychert et al. 2007
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Greenland
Darbyshire et al. 2004
Kumar et al. 2007
Du and Foulger 2004
Iceland
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Kumar et al. 2005, 2007
Indian Ocean islands
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Kumar et al. 2007
Polet and Anderson 1995
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Li et al. 2004 Hawaii
Priestley and Tilmann 1999
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Priestley, pers. comm.
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F. Sodoudi, W. Geissler pers. comm.
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Th. Meier, pers. comm.
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Ebbing et al. 2005
Lithosphere (surface waves)
Norway
Sperlich, pers. communication
170 200 145 190 130 175
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Bijwaard et al. 1998
Sodoudi et al. 2006
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Tibet
Priestley et al. 2008
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Friederich 2003
Kumar et al. 2007
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A) All traces from BANJO ReFuCA stations. B)
Migrated section showing the M and LAB
(earthquakes from Engdahl et al., 1998).
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Thank you