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Abstract
We determine average attenuation functions and estimates of the quality factor Q for both P- and S-waves in the northern Gulf of California, Mexico. We use seismograms from the Broadband Seismological Network of the Gulf of California (RESBAN) operated by the Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada, Baja California (CICESE). The database consisted of 64 earthquakes with Mw between 4.5 and 6.6 and hypocentral distances between 30 and 350 km. Attenuation functions were determined from a nonparametric model obtained by inverting observed spectral amplitudes of 25 frequencies between 0.1 and 25.12 Hz. To estimate \({Q}_{p}\) and \({Q}_{s}\), three geometric dispersion functions were defined: one frequency dependent and two frequency independent. We find that the estimates of \(Q\) depend strongly on the geometric dispersion function adopted. Estimates of \(Q\) obtained for the hypocentral distance from 30 to 350 km indicate that P-wave attenuation is larger than S-wave attenuation regardless of the geometrical spreading function used. When using the frequency-dependent geometric dispersion, we estimate that \({Q}_{P}=224.6{f}^{1.10}\) and \({Q}_{S}=244.7{f}^{1.17}\). In general, the high values of \({Q}_{p}\) and \({Q}_{s}\) suggest that the northern Gulf of California consists of a continental crust, possibly containing rocks with low fluid content and that the likely high pressure present in that region could generate a decrease in attenuation due to the closure of pores in the rock. In addition, the values of the \({Q}_{s}/{Q}_{p}\) ratio suggest that the rocks in that region must have a low fluid content.
我们确定了墨西哥加利福尼亚湾北部P波和s波的平均衰减函数和质量因子Q的估计。我们使用了加利福尼亚湾宽带地震台网(RESBAN)的地震图,该台网由下加利福尼亚州Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada中心(CICESE)运营。该数据库包含64次地震,震级在4.5到6.6之间,震源距离在30到350公里之间。衰减函数由非参数模型确定,该模型通过反演0.1至25.12 Hz之间25个频率的观测频谱幅值获得。为了估计\({Q}_{p}\)和\({Q}_{s}\),定义了三个几何色散函数:一个与频率相关,两个与频率无关。我们发现\(Q\)的估计很大程度上依赖于所采用的几何色散函数。震源距离为30 ~ 350 km的\(Q\)估计表明,无论使用何种几何扩展函数,纵波衰减都大于s波衰减。当使用频率相关的几何色散时,我们估计\({Q}_{P}=224.6{f}^{1.10}\)和\({Q}_{S}=244.7{f}^{1.17}\)。总的来说,\({Q}_{p}\)和\({Q}_{s}\)的高值表明加利福尼亚湾北部由大陆地壳组成,可能含有低流体含量的岩石,该区域可能存在的高压可能由于岩石中孔隙的封闭而导致衰减减少。此外,\({Q}_{s}/{Q}_{p}\)比值的值表明,该地区的岩石流体含量一定很低。
期刊介绍:
Journal of Seismology is an international journal specialising in all observational and theoretical aspects related to earthquake occurrence.
Research topics may cover: seismotectonics, seismicity, historical seismicity, seismic source physics, strong ground motion studies, seismic hazard or risk, engineering seismology, physics of fault systems, triggered and induced seismicity, mining seismology, volcano seismology, earthquake prediction, structural investigations ranging from local to regional and global studies with a particular focus on passive experiments.