Crustal Structure Beneath Mexico City From Joint Inversion of Receiver Functions and Dispersion Curves
Por:
Aguilar-Velazquez, Manuel J., Perez-Campos, Xyoli, Pita-Sllim, Olivia
Publicada:
1 ene 2023
Resumen:
Over the years, it has been clear to seismologists that the crustal structure beneath Mexico City is highly complex. This fact may influence the seismic waves' behavior when traveling through it. Consequently, many studies have been done to understand this crustal structure. This article presents a high-resolution S-wave velocity model obtained from joint inversion of radial receiver functions and group-velocity dispersion curves beneath Mexico City (VMRFDC). This model includes azimuthal variations observed with receiver functions, which may be interpreted as crustal discontinuities. Receiver functions were retrieved from velocity and acceleration records, and dispersion curves were collected from a previous tomographic study. We performed a geostatistical analysis that revealed a horizontal spatial correlation of the crustal structure for up to 7.5 km. This distance was obtained from the S-wave velocity omnidirectional semivariogram range per depth. Using ordinary kriging, we utilized this spatial correlation to estimate S-wave velocities per depth and introduced two novel techniques: a resolution test for kriging and a geostatistical-dependent smoothing technique. Finally, we compare our results with previous works, making our model consistent with geological and geophysical features reported in the literature. © 2023. The Authors.
Filiaciones:
Aguilar-Velazquez, Manuel J.:
Posgrado en Ciencias de la Tierra, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Posgrad Ciencias Tierra, Mexico City, Mexico
Perez-Campos, Xyoli:
Instituto de Geofísica, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Geofis, Mexico City, Mexico
Pita-Sllim, Olivia:
School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
Victoria Univ Wellington, Sch Geog Environm & Earth Sci, Wellington, New Zealand
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