New insights into the heterogeneity of the lithosphere‐asthenosphere system beneath South China from teleseismic body‐wave attenuation

Y Deng, JS Byrnes, M Bezada - Geophysical Research Letters, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Teleseismic body‐wave attenuation provides an independent constraint on the architecture
of the lithosphere‐asthenosphere system. We obtain the first map of teleseismic attenuation …

Thin lithosphere beneath the central Appalachian Mountains: Constraints from seismic attenuation beneath the MAGIC array

JS Byrnes, M Bezada, MD Long, MH Benoit - Earth and Planetary Science …, 2019 - Elsevier
The passive margin of the eastern coast of the United States is known to be geologically
active, with recently rejuvenated topography, intraplate seismicity, and volcanism of Eocene …

Evaluating models for lithospheric loss and intraplate volcanism beneath the Central Appalachian Mountains

MD Long, LS Wagner, SD King… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The eastern margin of North America has been shaped by a series of tectonic events
including the Paleozoic Appalachian Orogeny and the breakup of Pangea during the …

Variable Depths of Magma Genesis in the North China Craton and Central Asian Orogenic Belt Inferred From Teleseismic P Wave Attenuation

H Liu, JS Byrnes, M Bezada, Q Wu… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Eastern Asia is a prime location for the study of intracontinental tectono‐magmatic activity.
For instance, the origin of widespread intraplate volcanism has been one of the most …

Teleseismic attenuation, temperature, and melt of the upper mantle in the Alaska subduction zone

RA Soto Castaneda, GA Abers, ZC Eilon… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Seismic deployments in the Alaska subduction zone provide dense sampling of the seismic
wavefield that constrains thermal structure and subduction geometry. We measure P and S …

Joint analysis of seismic and electrical observables beneath the Central Appalachians requires partial melt in the upper mantle

V Mittal, MD Long, RL Evans… - Geochemistry …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Central Appalachian Anomaly (CAA) is a region of the upper mantle beneath
eastern North America that exhibits pronounced anomalies in its seismic velocity, seismic …

Crustal and upper mantle attenuation structure beneath the southeastern Tibetan Plateau and its implications on plateau outgrowth

H Liu, S Pei, W Liu, X Xue, J Li… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The eastern Tibetan Plateau (TP) is crucial to the exploration of plateau outgrowth
mechanisms. Teleseismic attenuation may provide constraints on anelasticity in the …

Dynamic upwelling beneath the Salton Trough imaged with teleseismic attenuation tomography

JS Byrnes, M Bezada - Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Salton Trough is one of the few regions on Earth where rifting is subaerial
instead of submarine. We use the relative attenuation of teleseismic P phases recorded by …

Lateral variations in teleseismic attenuation of the conterminous US and new insights derived from its relationship to Mantle seismic velocity

MJ Bezada, JS Byrnes, Z Zhu… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Much of our knowledge of the North American lithosphere comes from imaging seismic
velocities. Additional constraints on the subsurface can be gained by studying seismic …

Evidence for stress localization caused by lithospheric heterogeneity from seismic attenuation

Z Zhu, MJ Bezada, JS Byrnes… - Geochemistry …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Wyoming Craton underwent tectonic modifications during the Laramide
Orogeny, which resulted in a series of basement‐cored uplifts that built the modern‐day …