Magmatic system structure and seismicity of the Three Sisters volcanic complex

三姐妹火山杂岩岩浆系统结构与地震活动

• 批准号: 2342525
• 负责人: Brandon Schmandt
• 金额: $ 39.97万
• 依托单位: University of New Mexico
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2024
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2024-06-01 至 2027-05-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2342525&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Magmatic; system; structure; seismicity; Three

This project investigates the Three Sisters volcanic complex in central Oregon. It will use seismic observations and methods to advance understanding of volcanic hazards and the fundamental processes that create different types of volcanoes and magma types. This volcanic system is active, and the presence of nearby population centers means the Three Sisters is classified as a Very High Threat volcanic system for the U.S. The Three Sisters volcanic complex includes a wide variety of volcanic structures and geologically young lavas (about 2,000 years old). Additionally, about two decades of satellite data show that areas near the volcanoes are deforming due to inflation under the surface. Existing data are scarce partly because the immediate vicinity of the volcanoes is a difficult to access and federally protected Wilderness. This project will add observations in these areas by using small temporary seismic instruments, that can be transported on foot and do not require digging, to address both the accessibility challenges and the need for minimal impact. Combining the new temporary seismic data with modern imaging and earthquake detection methods, the researchers will gain a systematic view of subsurface structures. This will assist in more rigorously understanding the record of prior eruptions and ongoing monitoring of deformation. The seismic data collection and analysis will engage students from multiple institutions and personnel from regional hazard monitoring agencies to promote professional training and communication to stakeholders.The Three Sisters volcanic complex is classified by a U.S. Geologic Survey report as a Very High Threat system, with geodetic evidence for ongoing surface deformation, lava flows as young as about 1,600 years, and Holocene eruptions of compositions ranging from basaltic andesite to rhyolite. Yet, there is little knowledge of the 3-D distribution of middle to upper crustal magma storage and microseismicity beneath this multi-vent volcanic complex located within the High Cascades graben. Observational seismology has been limited by the need for minimal impact in a large federal Wilderness. The project will deploy an array of low-impact nodal seismometers to provide the first local imaging of the Three Sisters magmatic system. Analysis of the data will advance understanding of how magma reservoir structure in multi-vent systems is linked to spatial variations in edifice construction and erupted compositions, with dominantly basaltic andesite in the northern part of the volcanic complex transitioning to more prevalent rhyolite eruptions at the southern end. Seismic imaging with the new temporary network data will begin with relatively conventional ambient noise surface wave tomography and then push the boundaries of temporary nodal array imaging by applying anisotropic adjoint tomography. The influences of edifice topography and radial anisotropy on magma reservoir imaging will be tested with numerical 3-D wave propagation and inversion methods. The new data will also be used to scrutinize microseismic activity and conduct receiver function imaging of localized interfaces, which could better define interactions between tectonic and magmatic deformation structures.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

该项目调查俄勒冈州中部的三姐妹火山群。它将利用地震观测和方法来加深对火山灾害以及形成不同类型火山和岩浆类型的基本过程的了解。该火山系统非常活跃，附近人口中心的存在意味着三姐妹火山被美国列为极高威胁火山系统。三姐妹火山复合体包括各种火山结构和地质年轻的熔岩（约 2,000 年历史） ）。此外，大约二十年的卫星数据显示，火山附近的区域由于地表下的膨胀而正在变形。现有数据稀缺，部分原因是火山附近是一片难以进入且受联邦保护的荒野。该项目将通过使用小型临时地震仪器来增加这些地区的观测，这些仪器可以步行运输且不需要挖掘，以解决可达性挑战和最小化影响的需要。将新的临时地震数据与现代成像和地震探测方法相结合，研究人员将获得地下结构的系统视图。这将有助于更严格地了解先前喷发的记录和持续的变形监测。地震数据收集和分析将吸引来自多个机构的学生和区域灾害监测机构的人员，以促进专业培训和与利益相关者的沟通。美国地质调查局的一份报告将三姐妹火山群列为极高威胁系统，大地测量学认为三姐妹火山群属于极高威胁系统。持续的地表变形、大约 1,600 年的熔岩流以及从玄武质安山岩到流纹岩成分的全新世喷发的证据。然而，对于位于 High Cascades 地堑内的多喷口火山复合体下方的中上地壳岩浆储存和微震活动的 3-D 分布知之甚少。由于需要在大型联邦荒野中将影响降至最低，观测地震学受到了限制。该项目将部署一系列低影响节点地震仪，以提供三姐妹岩浆系统的首次局部成像。对数据的分析将加深对多喷口系统中岩浆库结构如何与建筑物结构和喷发成分的空间变化联系起来的理解，火山复合体北部主要是玄武质安山岩，而南部则过渡为更普遍的流纹岩喷发结尾。使用新的临时网络数据的地震成像将从相对传统的环境噪声表面波断层扫描开始，然后通过应用各向异性伴随断层扫描来突破临时节点阵列成像的界限。将采用数值三维波传播和反演方法来测试建筑物地形和径向各向异性对岩浆储层成像的影响。新数据还将用于仔细检查微震活动并对局部界面进行接收函数成像，这可以更好地定义构造和岩浆变形结构之间的相互作用。该奖项反映了 NSF 的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的评估进行评估，被认为值得支持。智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准。