Collaborative Research: Seismic measurements of magma flux, arc composition, and lower-plate serpentinization in the Central American subduction factory

合作研究：中美洲俯冲工厂岩浆通量、弧成分和下盘蛇纹石化的地震测量

• 批准号: 0405556
• 负责人: Harm Van Avendonk
• 金额: $ 36.33万
• 依托单位: University of Texas at Austin
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2004
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2004-11-15 至 2010-10-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0405556&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Collaborative; Research; Seismic; measurements; magma

Under this award, the PIs will carry out an active-source seismic investigation of the volcanic arc, backarc, and downgoing plate in the Costa Rican portion of the Central American Focus Site. The program focuses on the central Costa Rican segment of the arc, a site of marked transitions in lava chemistry, because the narrow isthmus here is well-suited for detailed seismic imaging using onshore-offshore techniques. This location also enables the incorporation of data from the regional Costa Rican seismic network with the proposed areal active-source array. This combination will result in a detailed 3D image of arc crustal structure in the area. The goals are to determine the basic crustal architecture, composition, integrated magma flux, and fractionation processes of the arc, and to constrain the degree of hydration (e.g., serpentinization) in the downgoing Cocos Plate lithosphere. The work addresses the following: (1) What is the bulk composition of the Central American arc and, by inference, of its primary magma? (2) What is the long-term magma flux into the arc, and how does it compare to other arcs? (3) What are the length scales and degree of lateral variability in the Costa Rica arc? (4) Does the state of hydration of oceanic crust and upper mantle vary along the arc, and if so, does it correlate with changes in the "fluid signal" (e.g., Ba/La) of arc lavas? The program entails two ships (seismic ship and OBS ship), including about 80 days of ship time, OBS's, and extensive collaborative efforts with Germans and other ongoing seismic studies on land. The study has a number of broader impacts, including the extensive involvement of graduate students, teacher training activities, international collaboration with German and Costa Rican scientists, and high importance to the goals of the MARGINS program.

根据该合同，PI 将对中美洲焦点站点哥斯达黎加部分的火山弧、弧后和下降板块进行主动源地震调查。该计划的重点是弧线的哥斯达黎加中部，这是熔岩化学发生显着转变的地点，因为这里狭窄的地峡非常适合使用陆上-海上技术进行详细的地震成像。该位置还可以将哥斯达黎加区域地震网络的数据与拟议的区域主动源阵列相结合。这种组合将产生该地区弧形地壳结构的详细 3D 图像。目标是确定弧的基本地壳结构、成分、综合岩浆通量和分馏过程，并限制下行科科斯板块岩石圈的水合程度（例如蛇纹石化）。这项工作涉及以下问题：（1）中美洲弧的主要成分是什么，以及由此推断的其原生岩浆的主要成分是什么？ (2) 进入弧的长期岩浆通量是多少？与其他弧相比如何？ (3) 哥斯达黎加弧的长度尺度和横向变化程度是多少？ （4）洋壳和上地幔的水化状态是否沿着弧发生变化？如果是，它是否与弧熔岩“流体信号”（例如Ba/La）的变化相关？该计划需要两艘船（地震船和 OBS 船），包括大约 80 天的运输时间、OBS 以及与德国和其他正在进行的陆地地震研究的广泛合作。该研究具有许多更广泛的影响，包括研究生的广泛参与、教师培训活动、与德国和哥斯达黎加科学家的国际合作，以及对 MARGINS 项目目标的高度重视。