Temporary Array Data for Studying Seismic Anisotropy of Variscan Massifs – The Armorican Massif, French Massif Central And Bohemian Massif

• Published in: Studia geophysica et geodaetica Vol. 44; no. 2; pp. 195 - 209
• Main Authors: Plomerová Jaroslava, Granet, Michel, Sebasten, Judenherc, Achauer Ulrich, Babuška Vladislav, Jedlička Petr, Kouba, Daniel, Vecsey Luděk
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Prague Springer Nature B.V 01-01-2000
• Subjects: Anisotropy; Arrays; Body waves; Broadband; Fault zones; Feature recognition; Lithosphere; Massifs; Plate tectonics; Seismology; Seismometers; Shear; Shear zone; Tectonics
• ISSN: 0039-3169; 1573-1626
• DOI: 10.1023/A:1022110809240

We present the first results of a comparison of deep lithosphere structure of three Variscan massifs - the Armorican Massif, French Massif Central and Bohemian Massif, as revealed by recent tomographic studies of seismic anisotropy. The data originate from several field measurements made in temporary arrays of stations equipped with both short-period and broadband seismometers with digital recording. The study is based on teleseismic body waves and a joint inversion of anisotropic data (P-residual spheres, the fast shear-wave polarizations and split times) and demonstrates that the three Variscan massifs appear to consist of at least two parts with different orientation of large-scale fabric derived from seismic anisotropy. The boundaries of anisotropic lithospheric domains are related to prominent tectonic features recognised on the surface as sutures, shear zones or transfer fault zones, as well as grabens, thus indicating that some of them extend deep through the entire lithosphere.