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Scientific Paper |
Research
Title |
The lithosphere–asthenosphere boundary in the eastern part of the Dead Sea Basin (DSB) from S-to-P receiver functions |
Published by
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Arabian Journal of Geosciences. DOI 10.1007/s12517-011-0503-4 |
Carried out by
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Ayman Mohsen |
Issue Year |
2012 |
Abstract |
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S-to-P converted waves from the crust–mantle boundary (Moho) and lithosphere–asthenosphere
boundary (LAB) have been observed on the eastern part of the Dead Sea Basin
(DSB), and are used for the determination of the depth of the Moho and the LAB.
A temporary network consisting of 18 seismic broad-band stations was operated
in the DSB region as part of the DEad Sea Integrated REsearch project for 1.5
years beginning in September 2006. The obtained Moho depth (∼35 km) from S-to-P receiver
functions agrees well with the results from P-to-S receiver functions and other
geophysical data. The thickness of the lithosphere on the eastern part of the
DSB is about 75 km. The results obtained here support and confirm previous
studies, based on xenolith data, geodynamic modeling, heat flow observations,
and S-to-P receiver functions. Therefore, the lithosphere on the eastern part
of the DSB and along Wadi Araba has been thinned in the Late Cenozoic,
following rifting and spreading of the Red Sea. The thinning of the lithosphere
occurred without a concomitant change in the crustal thickness and thus an
upwelling of the asthenosphere in the study area is invoked as the cause of the
lithosphere thinning.
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