[HTML][HTML] Deep learning for fast simulation of seismic waves in complex media

B Moseley, T Nissen-Meyer, A Markham - Solid earth, 2020 - se.copernicus.org
The simulation of seismic waves is a core task in many geophysical applications. Numerical
methods such as finite difference (FD) modelling and spectral element methods (SEMs) are …

Slab control on the mega-sized North Pacific ultra-low velocity zone

J Li, D Sun, DJ Bower - Nature Communications, 2022 - nature.com
Ultra-low velocity zones (ULVZs) are localized small-scale patches with extreme physical
properties at the core-mantle boundary that often gather at the margins of Large Low …

The most parsimonious ultralow‐velocity zone distribution from highly anomalous SPdKS waveforms

MS Thorne, K Leng, S Pachhai, S Rost… - Geochemistry …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The locations of ultralow‐velocity zones (ULVZs) at the core‐mantle boundary (CMB) have
been linked to a variety of features including hot spot volcanoes and large low‐velocity …

Thermoelectric precession in turbulent magnetoconvection

Y Xu, S Horn, JM Aurnou - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2022 - cambridge.org
We present laboratory measurements of the interaction between thermoelectric currents and
turbulent magnetoconvection. In a cylindrical volume of liquid gallium heated from below …

Low-velocity heterogeneities redistributed by subducted material in the deepest mantle beneath North America

J Wolf, M Li, MD Long - Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 2024 - Elsevier
The origins and composition of seismic low-velocity heterogeneities atop the core-mantle
boundary (CMB) remain poorly understood. It is also debated whether they are static …

Improved Characterization of Ultralow‐Velocity Zones Through Advances in Bayesian Inversion of ScP Waveforms

S Pachhai, MS Thorne, S Rost - Journal of Geophysical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Ultralow‐velocity zones (ULVZs) have been studied using a variety of seismic phases;
however, their physical origin is still poorly understood. Short period ScP waveforms are …

Examining the influence of 2.5-D ultra-low velocity zone morphology on ScP waveforms and estimated elastic parameters

S Pachhai, MS Thorne, S Rost - Geophysical Journal …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Ultra-low velocity zones (ULVZs) have been identified as regions of extremely low velocity
anomalies in the Earth's lowermost mantle using seismic observations from reflected …

Evidence for Ultra‐Low Velocity Zone Genesis in Downwelling Subducted Slabs at the Core–Mantle Boundary

MM Festin, MS Thorne, M Li - The Seismic Record, 2024 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
We investigate broadband SPdKS waveforms from earthquakes occurring beneath
Myanmar. These paths sample the core–mantle boundary beneath northwestern China …

Sensitivity of SK (K) S and ScS phases to heterogeneous anisotropy in the lowermost mantle from global wavefield simulations

J Wolf, MD Long, K Leng… - Geophysical Journal …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Observations of seismic anisotropy at the base of the mantle are abundant. Given recent
progress in understanding how deformation relates to anisotropy in lowermost mantle …

Map** structures on the core–mantle boundary using Sdiff postcursors: Part II. Application to the Hawaiian ULVZ

C Martin, T Bodin, S Cottaar - Geophysical Journal International, 2023 - academic.oup.com
We present a new data set of nearly 100 earthquakes which show clear evidence of the
Hawaiian ultra-low velocity zone (ULVZ) in the S core-diffracted phase (Sdiff), representing …