ZHANG Long,
HU Yi- Li,
QIN Min et al
.2015.Study on crustal and lithosphere thicknesses of Tengchong volcanic area in Yunnan.Chinese Journal Of Geophysics,58(5): 1622-1633,doi: 10.6038/cjg20150514
1. Geophysics Department of Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, China;
2. Seismological Bureau of Yunnan Province, Kunming 650041, China;
3. Seismological Bureau of Puer, Puer Yunnan 665000, China
Tengchong Volcano Area (24°40'—25°30'N,98°15'—98°45'E) is one of the most famous and youngest volcano-active areas in China. It is located on the northeast side of the collision belt between the Indian and Euroasian plates. It is a part of Myanmar Arc seismic structure, belonging to the Himalayan strong-earthquake belt. There are 68 volcanoes distributed in the region of 90 km long in the north-south direction and 50 km wide in the east-west direction. Among them are 4 Holocene (Q4) volcanoes, 18 Late-Pleistocene (Q3) volcanoes, and 38 Early-Pleistocene (Q1) volcanoes. To study the geologic evolution and volcanic activity of the Tengchong Volcano Area, we need to investigate the variation of crustal thickness and the distribution of the Poisson's ratio in the area, as well as the detailed thickness and topography of the lithosphere. We use the seismic data observed by 9 digital broadband stations of Tengchong Earthquake-Monitoring Net from July 2007 through December 2011. The P receiver functions are used to study the crustal thickness and the Poisson's ratio in the region, while the converted phases at the Moho and the LAB in the S receiver functions are utilized to get the depths of the Moho and the LAB. To reduce the noises and remove the effect of the heterogeneity, we stack the P and S receiver functions beneath each station, respectively, to get an averaged trace of P receiver functions and an average trace of S receiver functions. Before the stacking of the weak converted phases from the Moho and the LAB, each seismic event is moveout corrected to the reference epicentral distance of 67 degree (corresponding to the ray parameter of 6.40 s/deg). Based on the IAS91 model, the receiver functions are transformed from the time domain to the depth domain. 1) The crustal thickness of Tengchong Volcanic Area ranges from 33.5 to 38.0 km. 2) The Poisson's ratio of the area mainly varies from 0.26 to 0.32. The ratio beneath 6 stations is over 0.29, which is attributed to the increase of mafic component in the crust. There may exist two magma chambers. 3) The thickness of the lithosphere ranges from 78.2 to 88.0 km. The crustal thickness of Tengchong Volcanic Area ranges from 33.5 to 38.0 km, with a feature of being thick at the north and south ends but thin in the middle (or the Moho is uplifted in the middle part). The Poisson's ratio is between 0.262 and 0.322. Six stations present high Poisson's ratio, and the crust may be partially melted in some local areas. There probably exist two magma chambers on the east side of Mazhang and the area of Tengchong-Shaba, but their scopes need further determination. The thickness of the lithosphere ranges from 78.2 to 88.0 km, being thinner than that of the surrounding area. In the center of the volcano area (i.e., the convergence between the Tengchong volcanic fault and the Yingjiang-Longchuan fault), both the crust and the lithosphere are uplifted. The lithosphere presents a dome shape obviously, caused by the extension and thinning of the lithosphere by the upwelling of the asthenosphere (or the uplift of mantle hot materials).
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