On the origin of upper crustal shear-wave anisotropy at Samos Island, Greece

• Published in: Acta geophysica Vol. 69; no. 3; pp. 1051 - 1064
• Main Authors: Kaviris, G., Spingos, I., Kapetanidis, V., Papadimitriou, P., Voulgaris, N.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 01.06.2021; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Anisotropy; Earth and Environmental Science; Earth Sciences; Earthquakes; Geophysics/Geodesy; Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences; Microcracks; Research Article - Special Issue; Seismic activity; Shear; Splitting; Structural Geology; Tectonics; Samos; Upper crust; Samos; Seismic anisotropy; Shear-wave splitting

Shear-wave splitting is associated to different sources in the upper crust. Preferentially oriented minerals, stress-aligned microcracks and tectonic structures have all been identified as causes of seismic anisotropy in the upper crust. However, distinguishing between them and discovering the actua...