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SUBMITTER: Uchida N
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7655809 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Nature communications 20201110 1
Shear-wave anisotropy in Earth's mantle helps constrain the lattice-preferred orientation of anisotropic minerals due to viscous flow. Previous studies at the Japan Trench subduction zone using land-based seismic networks identified strong anisotropy in the mantle wedge, reflecting viscous flow induced by the subducting slab. Here we map anisotropy in the previously uninvestigated offshore region by analyzing shear waves from interplate earthquakes that are recorded by a new seafloor network (th ...[more]