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A Sporadic Low-Velocity Layer Atop The Western Us Mantle Transition Zone And Short-Wavelength Variations In Transition Zone Discontinuities, B. Schmandt, Ken Dueker, S. M. Hansen, J. J. Jasbinsek, Z. Zhang
A Sporadic Low-Velocity Layer Atop The Western Us Mantle Transition Zone And Short-Wavelength Variations In Transition Zone Discontinuities, B. Schmandt, Ken Dueker, S. M. Hansen, J. J. Jasbinsek, Z. Zhang
Ken Dueker
Teleseismic receiver function analysis of data from six dense arrays in the western U. S. is used to investigate mantle transition zone (MTZ) discontinuities and the prevalence of a low-velocity layer atop the 410 km discontinuity (410-LVL). Negative polarity Ps arrivals indicative of a low-velocity layer with a top 25-60 km above the 410 are identified in 8-11 out of 18 stacks of receiver functions from highly sampled back azimuth corridors. The 410-LVL is interpreted as partial melt resulting from upwelling of hydrated mantle across a water solubility contrast at the 410. The 669 km mean depth of the 660 …