Thermal structure of the subduction zone in western Japan derived from seismic attenuation data

• Published in: Geophysical research letters Vol. 37; no. 6; pp. np - n/a
• Main Authors: Nugraha, Andri Dian, Mori, Jim, Ohmi, Shiro
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.03.2010; John Wiley & Sons, Inc
• Subjects: Attenuation; Earthquakes; Geophysics; High temperature; Plate tectonics; Seismic activity; Seismic phenomena; Seismology; Slabs; Stations; temperature; Temperature distribution; Three dimensional models; tomography; Japan

We use a well determined three‐dimensional attenuation model to infer the temperature distribution of the subduction zone in western Japan. The tomographic attenuation model was derived from about 19,000 t* determinations for P‐ waves recorded at 128 stations. The attenuation model with a previously...