Seismic evidence for a fossil slab origin for the Isabella anomaly

SUMMARY A teleseismic receiver function image of a slab-like feature that extends from the Pacific coast to the foothills of the Sierra Nevada beneath central California connects the expected location of the subducted remnant of the Monterey microplate to the high-velocity Isabella anomaly in the up...

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Published in:Geophysical journal international 2021-02, Vol.224 (2), p.1188-1196
Main Authors: Dougherty, Sara L, Jiang, Chengxin, Clayton, Robert W, Schmandt, Brandon, Hansen, Steven M
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:SUMMARY A teleseismic receiver function image of a slab-like feature that extends from the Pacific coast to the foothills of the Sierra Nevada beneath central California connects the expected location of the subducted remnant of the Monterey microplate to the high-velocity Isabella anomaly in the upper mantle. The observed structure indicates that this anomaly is a relic of the subduction zone that preceded capture of the Monterey microplate by the Pacific plate and is not due to the delamination of the lithosphere beneath the Sierra Nevada Mountains, as had been previously proposed. The fossil slab connection is also supported by surface wave tomographic images. The images are derived in part from a new linear broad-band array across the western part of central California.
ISSN:0956-540X
1365-246X
DOI:10.1093/gji/ggaa472