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| Three-dimensional crustal density distribution beneath North China by sequential inversion of local earthquake traveltimes and gravity anomaly |
| Xinsheng Wang1, 2, Jian Fang1, Houtse Hsu1 |
1 Key Laboratory of Dynamic Geodesy, Institute of Geodesy and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430077, China
2 Graduate University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China |
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Abstract A three-dimensional crustal density model beneath North China is determined using P-wave traveltimes and gravity datum by sequential inversion method in this paper. To improve the uniqueness of the solution, we used a linear relationship between velocity and density to achieve mutual conversions and constraints between velocity difference and density difference. Algebraic reconstruction technique (ART) was used in density inversion, which highly improved the calculation speed comparing with common least squares method. The inversion results indicate that the crustal density beneath North China is extremely inhomogeneous with its distribution coherent with regional tectonics. The lower crust of Taihang mountain tectonic zone shows an obvious low density characteristic. We proposed that it may be an indicator of upwelling of mantle materials or partial melting of lowermost crust.
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Received: 10 September 2010
Published: 10 April 2011
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Corresponding Authors:
Xinsheng Wang
E-mail: wxinsh@163.com
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