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940 M. S. Evans, J.-M. Kendall and R. J. WillemannFigure 8. Splitting parameters for eigenvalue and transverse energy measurements under the circumstance of horizontal component misalignment. Eachexample has one anisotropic layer with the parameters φ = 45 ◦ , δt = 1s. Components are misaligned by θ = −10, − 5, 0, 5 and 10 degrees, respectively,(positive = clockwise rotation). The eigenvalue method measurements (open circles) remain constant in each plot. Negative θ values lead to an increase in φby θ, except at the predicted null backazimuths (45 and 135 ◦ ). The δt value remains unaffected. Transverse energy method measurements are closed circles,and vary in both φ and δt, except for the case where θ = 0. Dashed lines show the true splitting values. Note the similarities between the top plots (θ = −10 ◦ )and Fig. 7.by comparing results with eigenvalue derived measurements and/orthe polarization of direct P arrivals.Splitting results from Canadian stations parallel tectonic structuresin the Northern Canadian Cordillera, the Innuitian orogenyand in the Appalachian orogeny. This is consistent with the hypothesisof vertically coherent deformation between the crust and mantle.At stations in central Canada, splitting measurements more closelyalign with APM directions than geological features, but correlationis less well defined. This could be because APM is an oversimplification,and more detailed 3-D mantle flow models may be required,(e.g. Fouch et al. 2000; Becker et al. 2003).Our results suggest that the dominant cause of anisotropy willdepend on the nature of the tectonic environment. Such conclusionsshould be more apparent as data from more stations are analysed,and future work involves automated analyses of SKS splittingat GSN stations worldwide. Splitting measurements generatedin this study are available through a web interface located athttp://www.isc.ac.uk/SKS and all source code used in this study areavailable via FTP at ftp://ftp.isc.ac.uk/pub/SKS.A C K N O W L E D G M E N T SMany thanks to K. Walker, J. Plomerova and T. Becker for theirdetailed comments and suggestions, which have greatly improvedthis manuscript. Research of this nature would not be possible withoutthe waveform data services offered by data centres to the wideracademic community. In this study we have extensively used theAutoDRM service of Earthquakes Canada and the NetDC serviceC○ 2006 The Authors, GJI, 165, 931–942Journal compilation C○ 2006 RAS
Automated SKS splitting 941Figure 9. The top plot shows polarization directions of corrected SKS phasesusing the eigenvalue method plotted against backazimuth at WALA. Thepredicted backazimuth is shown by the dashed line. There is a distinct biastowards larger polarization values consistent with anticlockwise misalignment,(mean offset 12 ◦ ). The bottom plot shows polarization directions ofdirect P arrivals measured at the same station, (mean offset 8 ◦ ).Figure 11. Splitting measurements in relation to APM and tectonics of theInnuitian orogeny. There is good correlation between splitting measurementsand the trend of faults related to the Proterozoic Innuitian orogen (taken fromOkulitch (1991).Figure 12. Splitting measurements in relation to APM and tectonics of theAppalachian orogeny. Fault trends taken from Wheeler et al. (1996).Figure 10. Correlation between splitting measurements, tectonic featuresand APM directions for stations in Western Canada. T.T.: Tintina Trench.R.M.T. Rocky Mountain Trench G.S.L.S.Z.: Great Slave Lake Shear Zone.S.T.Z.: Snowbird Tectonic Zone. Orientation of geological features fromHoffman (1989); Wheeler et al. (1991, 1996). Arrows are estimates of currentday APM taken from DeMets et al. (1994), Kreemer et al. (2003) and Gripp& Gordon (2002). APM estimates for PGC are those of the subducting Juande Fuca plate, rather than the North American plate.of the IRIS Data Management Centre. We would also like to thankthe International Seismological Centre for providing Bulletin dataand the continued use of their computing facilities, and the staff ofthe Czech Academy of Sciences for assistance with splitting codesin the early stages of this project.The IRIS DMS is funded through the National Science Foundationand specifically the GEO Directorate through the Instrumentationand Facilities Program of the National Science Foundationunder Cooperative Agreement EAR–0004370.Funding for this project was provided by NERC grant NER/A/S/2001/00524.C○ 2006 The Authors, GJI, 165, 931–942Journal compilation C○ 2006 RAS
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