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Shear properties of Earth’s inner core constrained by a detection of J waves in global correlation wavefield
Science ( IF 56.9 ) Pub Date : 2018-10-18 , DOI: 10.1126/science.aau7649
Hrvoje Tkalčić 1 , Thanh-Son Phạm 1
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A solid and squishy inner core Earth's inner core is thought to be solid, which means it should support shear waves. However, the small size of the inner core makes detecting shear waves very difficult. Tkalčić and Phạm correlated different types of seismic phases to finally determine the speed of shear waves in Earth's inner core (see the Perspective by Irving). The detection of the waves closes an 80-year quest to find them and confirms a solid, but soft, inner core. Science, this issue p. 329; see also p. 294 The detection of shear waves through Earth’s inner core confirms that it is solid but soft. Seismic J waves, shear waves that traverse Earth’s inner core, provide direct constraints on the inner core’s solidity and shear properties. However, these waves have been elusive in the direct seismic wavefield because of their small amplitudes. We devised a new method to detect J waves in the earthquake coda correlation wavefield. They manifest through the similarity with other compressional core-sensitive signals. The inner core is solid, but relatively soft, with shear-wave speeds and shear moduli of 3.42 ± 0.02 kilometers per second and 149.0 ± 1.6 gigapascals (GPa) near the inner core boundary and 3.58 ± 0.02 kilometers per second and 167.4 ± 1.6 GPa in Earth’s center. The values are 2.5% lower than the widely used Preliminary Earth Reference Model. This provides new constraints on the dynamical interpretation of Earth’s inner core.

中文翻译:

受全球相关波场中J波探测约束的地球内核剪切特性

坚实而柔软的内核 地球内核被认为是固体,这意味着它应该支持剪切波。然而,内核的小尺寸使得检测横波变得非常困难。Tkalčić 和 Phạm 将不同类型的地震相联系起来,最终确定了地球内核中剪切波的速度(参见欧文的观点)。对波浪的探测结束了长达 80 年的寻找它们的探索,并确认了一个坚固但柔软的内核。科学,这个问题 p。329; 另见第。294 对穿过地球内核的剪切波的探测证实它是坚固但柔软的。地震 J 波,横穿地球内核的剪切波,直接限制了内核的坚固性和剪切特性。然而,这些波在直接地震波场中难以捉摸,因为它们的振幅很小。我们设计了一种新方法来检测地震尾波相关波场中的 J 波。它们通过与其他压缩核心敏感信号的相似性表现出来。内核是实心的,但相对较软,剪切波速度和剪切模量为每秒 3.42 ± 0.02 公里,内核边界附近为 149.0 ± 1.6 吉帕 (GPa),每秒为 3.58 ± 0.02 公里,剪切模量为 167.4 ± 1.6 GPa在地球的中心。这些值比广泛使用的初步地球参考模型低 2.5%。这为地球内核的动力学解释提供了新的限制。它们通过与其他压缩核心敏感信号的相似性表现出来。内核是实心的,但相对较软,剪切波速度和剪切模量为每秒 3.42 ± 0.02 公里,内核边界附近为 149.0 ± 1.6 吉帕 (GPa),每秒为 3.58 ± 0.02 公里,剪切模量为 167.4 ± 1.6 GPa在地球的中心。这些值比广泛使用的初步地球参考模型低 2.5%。这为地球内核的动力学解释提供了新的限制。它们通过与其他压缩核心敏感信号的相似性表现出来。内核是实心的,但相对较软,剪切波速度和剪切模量为每秒 3.42 ± 0.02 公里,内核边界附近为 149.0 ± 1.6 吉帕 (GPa),每秒为 3.58 ± 0.02 公里,剪切模量为 167.4 ± 1.6 GPa在地球的中心。这些值比广泛使用的初步地球参考模型低 2.5%。这为地球内核的动力学解释提供了新的限制。比广泛使用的初步地球参考模型低 5%。这为地球内核的动力学解释提供了新的限制。比广泛使用的初步地球参考模型低 5%。这为地球内核的动力学解释提供了新的限制。
更新日期:2018-10-18
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