Big mantle wedge and intraplate volcanism in Alaska: Insight from anisotropic tomography

X Liang, D Zhao, Y Hua, YG Xu - Journal of Geophysical …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
We determine high‐resolution tomographic models of isotropic P‐wave velocity (Vp) and
tilting‐axis anisotropy of the Alaska subduction zone using a large number of local and …

Local-S shear wave splitting along the length of the Alaska–Aleutian subduction zone

C Lynner, C Toro-Acosta, E Paulson… - Geophysical Journal …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
SUMMARY The Alaska–Aleutian subduction zone represents an ideal location to study
dynamics within a mantle wedge. The subduction system spans several thousand …

Seismic azimuthal anisotropy beneath the Alaska subduction zone

C Liu, AF Sheehan… - Geophysical Research …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
We estimate depth‐dependent azimuthal anisotropy and shear wave velocity structure
beneath the Alaska subduction zone by the inversion of a new Rayleigh wave dispersion …

Multilayer anisotropy along the Alaska-Aleutians Subduction zone

A Birkey, C Lynner - Geophysical Journal International, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Increasing evidence from seismic methods shows that anisotropy within subduction zones
should consist of multiple layers. To test this, we calculate and model shear wave splitting …

Anisotropic structure of the normally-dip** and flat slab segments of the Alaska subduction zone: Insights from receiver function analysis

AA Haws, MD Long, Y Luo - Tectonophysics, 2023 - Elsevier
The complex tectonic setting of south-central Alaska is characterized by a transition from
normally-dip** subduction of the Pacific plate in the west to near-flat slab subduction of …

[HTML][HTML] Seismic anisotropy and upper mantle dynamics in Alaska: A review of shear wave splitting analyses

Z **, Y Yang, MI Siregar, Z Mu, SMA Islam… - Earthquake Research …, 2024 - Elsevier
Shear wave splitting (SWS) is regarded as the most effective geophysical method to
delineate mantle flow fields by detecting seismic azimuthal anisotropy in the earth's upper …

Shear-Wave Splitting Patterns in Perachora (Eastern Gulf of Corinth, Greece)

I S**os, V Kapetanidis, G Michas… - Annals of …, 2023 - annalsofgeophysics.eu
Abstract The Eastern Gulf of Corinth (EGoC) is one of the most seismically active areas in
Greece. It is monitored by local and regional seismic stations of the Hellenic Unified Seismic …

Anisotropy variations in the Alaska subduction zone based on shear‐wave splitting from intraslab earthquakes

C Richards, C Tape, GA Abers… - Geochemistry …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Shear‐wave splitting observations can provide insight into mantle flow, due to the link
between the deformation of mantle rocks and their direction‐dependent seismic wave …

Mantle flow in the vicinity of the eastern edge of the Pacific‐Yakutat slab: Constraints from shear wave splitting analyses

Y Yang, SS Gao, KH Liu, F Kong… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
To investigate the effects of a slab edge and varying slab geometry on the mantle flow
systems beneath south central Alaska, a total of 971 pairs of teleseismic shear wave (SKS …

Mechanisms for layered anisotropy and anomalous magmatism of Alaska subduction system revealed by ambient noise tomography and the wave gradiometry …

Z Liu, C Liang, F Cao, X Fan… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Seismic anisotropy can provide valuable constraints for the study of subduction zone
dynamics. This study presents a high‐resolution 3‐D azimuthally anisotropic shear wave …