南海南部海底地震仪试验及初步结果

采用德国SedisIV型海底地震仪(OBS)和中国科学院地质与地球物理研究所自主研发的OBS,以4×24.5L的大容量气枪阵列为震源,于2009年4～6月在南海南部开展了OBS试验,获得了两条勘测线,其中OBS2009-1测线(剖面1)从南海西南次海盆南部陆缘延伸到海盆中央,另一条OBS2009-2测线(剖面2)穿过礼乐滩东部向西北延伸进入海盆。由剖面2的14台OBS采集的广角地震反射、折射勘测地震数据可知,此次试验,OBS地震记录清晰、震相丰富,所使用的气枪有足够的能量输出,显示了其良好的工作能力,是一次比较成功的地震勘测。数据初步处理和初至波层析成像结果表明,礼乐滩地块的基底较高,很有可能与南海北部陆缘存在共轭关系,但与南海北部陆缘不同的是,北部陆缘有较厚的沉积层覆盖,而礼乐滩块体上的沉积层很薄;东部次海盆地壳明显被拉薄,海盆内的地壳也很薄,莫霍面埋深较浅。     

南海北部陆缘OBS2018-H2测线地壳结构初步结果*

南海北部陆缘洋陆转换带实施的OBS2018-H2测线的地壳速度结构, 将为探讨南海张裂-破裂机制提供重要证据。文章介绍了OBS2018-H2测线前期数据处理流程, 包括多道反射地震数据处理、海底地震仪OBS (Ocean Bottom Seismometer)数据格式转换、炮点和OBS位置校正, 以及OBS震相的初步识别, 并对地壳结构进行了初步分析。结果表明: 炮点和OBS位置校正效果良好; 多道反射地震数据为建立初始速度模型提供了良好约束; OBS综合地震剖面识别了多组清晰的P波震相, 包括Pw、Pg、PmP和Pn震相。根据测线西侧OBS36、OBS37两台站的震相分布特征初步估算台站下方地壳厚度约为6~7km, 与根据多道地震剖面LW3的双程走时估算的厚度6~9km大致相符。     

马尼拉海沟俯冲带前缘(21°N)海底地震仪数据处理初步成果

在马尼拉海沟俯冲带前缘开展了二维海底地震仪(OBS)探测实验,布置了一条东西走向的深地震测线——OBS2015-2。以该测线上的2个台站(OBS04和OBS08)为例,阐述了此次实验所用短周期国产OBS的数据处理流程。包括从原始数据到SAC格式、再到SEGY格式的转换;同时包括炮点位置校正和OBS位置校正。数据处理结果表明,OBS2015-2测线的数据质量良好,综合地震剖面显示来自深部的震相(如Ps P、Pg、Pm P等)信息十分清晰。利用Rayinvr软件正演试算,进一步确认了震相类型,特别是来自于输入板块莫霍面的反射震相非常丰富,为马尼拉俯冲带的输入板块地壳底界面的确定提供了重要的数据基础。     

海底地形校正在正确拾取OBS震相中的重要作用

海底地震仪(ocean bottom seismometer,OBS)探测是获得海底深部地壳结构的首选方法。正确拾取OBS记录中折射/反射震相,对获得准确的深部速度结构非常重要。当OBS布设在崎岖海底时,起伏的海底地形会影响OBS地震记录剖面中Pg、Pm P、Pn等岩石圈内部震相的展布特征,如南海东部次海盆中横穿珍贝-黄岩海山链的A4M4地震测线和西南印度洋中脊横穿扩张脊的Y3Y4测线,强烈的地形高差变化增加了这些测线上OBS台站地震剖面的震相识别难度。在震相拾取之前,通过地形校正方法消除海底地形对震相的影响;地形校正后,根据震相视速度及其展布趋势可以准确地识别震相,有效地提高了震相识别的可靠性。地形校正方法在上述地区的震相识别与速度结构研究方面发挥了重要作用,同时为今后在其他地形变化复杂地区的OBS震相识别提供了经验与借鉴。     

南黄海OBS 2013海陆联合深地震探测初步成果

为了研究渤海—山东半岛—南黄海一线的深部构造特征,利用海区气枪震源和陆区爆破震源探测,于2013年在胶东、渤海和南黄海布设了一条海陆联合深部地震探测剖面。海陆联测剖面包括渤海和南黄海两条海底地震仪(Ocean Bottom Seismometer,OBS)测线和一条陆上地震测线,是首次在南黄海地区布设的OBS深地震测线。文章对南黄海段测线上的海底地震仪数据进行了数据预处理,其中包括地震数据解编处理、截裁处理等,结果表明,此次实验海底地震仪记录质量良好,可以清晰地识别出Ps、Pg、Pm P等多组震相,还首次观察到了来自千里岩隆起带上的P波震相,说明数据处理流程是可行的;再结合地质地球物理资料,初步分析了南黄海不同构造单元的震相特征,为下一步地壳速度结构的模拟及解释工作奠定了良好的基础。     

南海中北部OBS2006-3地震剖面中横波的识别与应用

纵横波联合探测可以获得丰富的地下结构信息.纵横波速比和岩石泊松比在预测岩石圈的岩性、物性等介质属性方面有重要的作用.通过对比南海中北部OBS2006-3地震剖面垂直分量和径向分量上的纵横波走时、视速度以及质点运动轨迹,识别出了转换横波震相.本文以OBS8和OBS10台站的数据为例,说明了横波识别的方法,并在拟合好的P波速度模型基础上,利用RayInvr软件对转换横波震相进行了射线追踪,确认了PwSs3、PgSs3、PmS等几组转换震相,计算了这两个站位下的波速比和泊松比.根据OBS2006-3测线下地壳高速层的P波速度(Vp=7.20-7.25 km·S-1)、S波速度(Vs=4.20-4.23 km·s-1)、泊松比(0.24)等参数,初步推断下地壳高速层是由上地幔岩浆底侵作用形成.     

台湾海峡OBS地震记录中二次Ps震相的特征及应用

在海底地震仪(ocean bottom seismometer, OBS)广角地震记录剖面上, 经常可以见到震相清晰且连续的多次波信号, 多次波和初至波是由相同的震源信号产生的, 也是地壳真实结构的反映。但是在通常的OBS数据处理过程中, 经常将多次波作为无效信号剔除掉, 对其属性及应用的研究比较少。文章通过对台湾海峡南部OBS探测测线HXN01数据的处理, 对多个台站记录到的二次震相进行了识别与拾取, 并以OBS0106台站为例, 对识别出的二次Ps震相进行了系统的研究分析, 发现二次Ps震相的波形特征和质点运动轨迹与初至震相相似, 但波形最大振幅值明显大于初至震相。通过Rayinvr射线追踪方法模拟, 确定了二次Ps震相的主要反射层, 并发现加入二次震相后, 台站下方浅部沉积层射线覆盖密度有显著提升, 射线覆盖的区域也明显增加, 为沉积层精细结构的反演提供了更为丰富的数据基础。另外, 对理论模型的地壳结构进行加入二次Ps震相前后的反演测试, 结果显示加入二次Ps震相数据后, 沉积层的界面深度误差得到明显的改善。     

南海深地震探测的重要科学进程:回顾和展望

南海是西太平洋最大的边缘海之一,研究其深部地壳的结构对深入认识南海共轭边缘的构造属性、深海盆形成演化历史、含油气盆地的形成机制均具有十分重要的科学意义。南海地壳结构的深地震探测从构造区域上可分为南海北部陆缘、南海南部陆缘、南海中部深海盆等几个海域,在探测技术上经历了声纳浮标、双船扩展剖面(expanding spread profile,ESP)、海底地震仪(ocean bottom seismometer,OBS)探测3个阶段。特别是近20年OBS探测蓬勃发展,从南海北部、发展到南海南部、再到南海中部,从二维直线探测到三维网格探测。这些探测和研究得到了宝贵的深部地壳结构信息,为南海的形成演化理论提供了重要依据,同时也推动了国产OBS的应用和人才队伍的培养。而最新完成的深海盆三维OBS探测标志了一个新的历史阶段,具有非常深远的科学意义。     

珠江口外潜在强震区海陆地震联测的初步结果

海陆地震联测是研究海陆过渡带深部地壳结构的有效的地球物理方法。为了研究珠江口外潜在强震区的深部发震构造,对比分析了2004年和2010年珠江口外海陆地震联测的数据特征,重点对2010年海陆地震联测实验的OBS2010-1测线进行分析。通过对该测线采集数据的初步分析可知,此次实验数据质量较高且完善性好,多道地震探测获得了清晰的浅部结构,固定地震台、流动地震台和海底地震仪记录的震相信息丰富,固定台接收气枪信号的最远接收距离约为360km,为研究该潜在强震区的深部发震构造打下了良好的基础。     

南海北部海陆联合深地震探测及其地质学意义

南海北部海陆地震联测经历了旧气枪震源的初始试验、大容量气枪的引进与改造、陆上台站和海底地震仪联合接收等3个阶段,填补了海陆过渡带深部结构的研究空白,其结果显示滨海断裂带在速度结构上表现为低速特征,并揭示了南海北部陆缘地震带的深部发震构造与地壳内部低速结构和交叉断裂的耦合作用存在紧密联系。西沙和南沙海陆联测为北部联测的进一步工作,可以构建穿越南海北部陆缘、西沙地块到南沙地块等陆缘的超长地壳结构剖面,对我们揭示南沙地块内部微块体结构、南沙地块及其邻区的深部速度结构以及南沙地块与周边海盆、陆块间过渡带的综合地质地球物理结构,了解南沙地块现今的构造状态与构造变迁历史,解译南沙地块裂离演变过程等具有重要意义。     

Seismic phases from the Moho and its implication on the ultraslow spreading ridge

The Moho interface provides critical evidence for crustal thickness and the mode of oceanic crust accretion. The seismic Moho interface has not been identified yet at the magma-rich segments （46°-52°E） of the ultra- slow spreading Southwestern Indian Ridge （SWIR）. This paper firstly deduces the characteristics and do- mains of seismic phases based on a theoretical oceanic crust model. Then, topographic correction is carried out for the OBS record sections along Profile Y3Y4 using the latest OBS data acquired from the detailed 3D seismic survey at the SWIR in 2010. Seismic phases are identified and analyzed, especially for the reflected and refracted seismic phases from the Moho. A 2D crustal model is finally established using the ray tracing and travel-time simulation method. The presence of reflected seismic phases at Segment 28 shows that the crustal rocks have been separated from the mantle by cooling and the Moho interface has already formed at zero age. The 2D seismic velocity structure across the axis of Segment 28 indicates that detachment faults play a key role during the processes of asymmetric oceanic crust accretion.     

2.5-D seismic tomographic modelling of the crustal structure of north-western Spitsbergen based on deep seismic soundings

Deep seismic sounding measurements were performed in the continent-ocean transition zone of the northern Svalbard continental margin in 1985 and 1999. Data from seismic profile AWI-99200 and from additional crossing profiles were used to model the seismic crustal structure of the study area. Seismic energy (airgun and TNT shots) was recorded by land (onshore) seismic stations, ocean bottom seismometers (OBS), and hydrophone systems (OBH). 3-D tomographic inversion methods were applied to test the previous 2-D modelling results. The results are similar to the earlier 2-D modelling, supplemented by new off-line information. The continental crust thins to the west and north. A minimum depth of about 6 km to the Moho discontinuity was found east of the Molloy Deep. The continent-ocean transition zone to the east is characterized by a complex seismic velocity structure according to the 2-D model and consists of several different crustal blocks. The zone is covered by deep sedimentary basins. Sediment thicknesses reach a maximum of 5 km. The Moho interface deepens to 28 km depth beneath the continental crust of Svalbard.     

Rifting to Spreading Process along the Northern Continental Margin of the South China Sea

Understanding the development from syn-rift to spreading in the South China Sea (SCS) is important in elucidating the western Pacific's tectonic evolution because the SCS is a major tectonic constituent of the many marginal seas in the region. This paper describes research examining the transition from rifting to spreading along the northern margin of the SCS, made possible by the amalgamation of newly acquired and existing geophysical data. The northernmost SCS was surveyed as part of a joint Japan-China cooperative project (JCCP) in two phases in 1993 and 1994. The purpose of the investigation was to reveal seismic and magnetic characteristics of the transitional zone between continental crust and the abyssal basin. Compilation of marine gravity and geomagnetic data of the South China Sea clarify structural characteristics of its rifted continental and convergent margins, both past and present. Total and three component magnetic data clearly indicate the magnetic lineations of the oceanic basin and the magnetic characteristics of its varied margins. The analyses of magnetic, gravity and seismic data and other geophysical and geological information from the SCS led up to the following results: (1) N-S direction seafloor spreading started from early Eocene. There were at least four separate evolutional stages. Directions and rates of the spreading are fluctuating and unstable and spreading continued from 32 to 17 Ma. (2) The apparent difference in the present tectonism of the eastern and western parts of Continent Ocean Boundary (COB) implies that in the east of the continental breakup is governed by a strike slip faulting. (3) The seismic high velocity layer in the lower crust seems to be underplated beneath the stretched continental crust. (4) Magnetic anomaly of the continental margin area seems to be rooted in the uppermost sediment and upper part of lower crust based on the tertiary volcanism. (5) Magnetic quiet zone (MQZ) anomaly in the continental margin area coincides with COB. (6) The non-magnetic or very weakly magnetized layer is probably responsible for MQZ. One of the causes of demagnetization of the layer is due to hydrothermal alteration while high temperature mantle materials being underplated. Another explanation is that horizontal sequences of basalt each with flip-flop magnetization polarity cancel out to the resultant magnetic field on the surface. We are currently developing a synthetic database system containing datasets of seismicity, potential field data, crustal and thermal structures, and other geophysical data to facilitate the study of past, contemporary and future changes in the deep sea environment around Japan; i.e. trench, trough, subduction zones, marginal basins and island arcs. Several special characteristics are an object-oriented approach to the collection and multi-faceted studies of global data from a variety of sources.     

南海IODP 367-368钻探区深地震探测的OBS站位设计分析

借助于国际大洋发现计划平台, 于2017年2月—6月间在南海实施第三次科学钻探(IODP 367-368航次)。海底地震仪(OBS)深地震探测和国际大洋发现计划(IODP)钻探成果相结合, 可以对南海北部洋陆转换带(COT)边界及地质属性的确定提供更好、更全面的深部地质过程解释。文章基于IODP 367-368钻探提出的三种可能设想(下地壳出露、最老洋壳出露、上地幔出露), 分别建立了三种初始速度模型。利用Rayinvr及Tomo2d软件, 对每一种初始模型分别开展了不同OBS间距的射线追踪和走时模拟测试对比, 以及模型的分辨率测试。测试结果表明: OBS间隔为7km比间隔为10km具有更好的射线路径与密度覆盖; 对于上地幔出露模型, 需要足够长的探测测线(>100km), 才能有效得到30km深处信息; 分辨率测试说明, OBS间距需要设置小于或等于7km时, 才能有效分辨20km速度异常体(即模糊带)。     

Deep structures of the Palawan and Sulu Sea and their implications for opening of the South China Sea

Compared to the northern South China Sea continental margin, the deep structures and tectonic evolution of the Palawan and Sulu Sea and ambient regions are not well understood so far. However, this part of the southern continental margin and adjacent areas embed critical information on the opening of the South China Sea (SCS). In this paper, we carry out geophysical investigations using regional magnetic, gravity and reflection seismic data. Analytical signal amplitudes (ASA) of magnetic anomalies are calculated to depict the boundaries of different tectonic units. Curie-point depths are estimated from magnetic anomalies using a windowed wavenumber-domain algorithm. Application of the Parker–Oldenburg algorithm to Bouguer gravity anomalies yields a 3D Moho topography. The Palawan Continental Block (PCB) is defined by quiet magnetic anomalies, low ASA, moderate depths to the top and bottom of the magnetic layer, and its northern boundary is further constrained by reflection seismic data and Moho interpretation. The PCB is found to be a favorable area for hydrocarbon exploration. However, the continent–ocean transition zone between the PCB and the SCS is characterized by hyper-extended continental crust intruded with magmatic bodies. The NW Sulu Sea is interpreted as a relict oceanic slice and the geometry and position of extinct trench of the Proto South China Sea (PSCS) is further constrained. With additional age constraints from inverted Moho and Curie-point depths, we confirm that the spreading of the SE Sulu Sea started in the Early Oligocene/Late Eocene due to the subduction of the PSCS, and terminated in the Middle Miocene by the obduction of the NW Sulu Sea onto the PCB.     

Crustal Thinning of the Northern Continental Margin of the South China Sea

Magnetic data suggest that the distribution of the oceanic crust in the northern South China Sea (SCS) may extend to about 21 °N and 118.5 °E. To examine the crustal features of the corresponding continent–ocean transition zone, we have studied the crustal structures of the northern continental margin of the SCS. We have also performed gravity modeling by using a simple four-layer crustal model to understand the geometry of the Moho surface and the crustal thicknesses beneath this transition zone. In general, we can distinguish the crustal structures of the study area into the continental crust, the thinned continental crust, and the oceanic crust. However, some volcanic intrusions or extrusions exist. Our results indicate the existence of oceanic crust in the northernmost SCS as observed by magnetic data. Accordingly, we have moved the continent–ocean boundary (COB) in the northeastern SCS from about 19 °N and 119.5 °E to 21 °N and 118.5 °E. Morphologically, the new COB is located along the base of the continental slope. The southeastward thinning of the continental crust in the study area is prominent. The average value of crustal thinning factor of the thinned continental crust zone is about 1.3–1.5. In the study region, the Moho depths generally vary from ca. 28 km to ca. 12 km and the crustal thicknesses vary from ca. 24 km to ca. 6 km; a regional maximum exists around the Dongsha Island. Our gravity modeling has shown that the oceanic crust in the northern SCS is slightly thicker than normal oceanic crust. This situation could be ascribed to the post-spreading volcanism or underplating in this region.     

主动源海底地震仪横波模型的自动搜索与非唯一性分析*

主动源海底地震仪探测在海底结构的研究中发挥着重要作用, 其中转换横波数据模拟为研究海底构造和物质属性提供了精确依据。本文针对现行转换横波模拟技术存在的步骤繁琐、难以确保最优解和无法进行非唯一性分析等问题进行研究, 提出了基于模型解空间和目标函数的模拟技术, 形成了主动源转换横波数据模拟的新方法, 该方法可借助计算机程序实现结构模拟的自动化。在南海西北陆缘的西沙地块OBS2013-3测线上对该方法进行验证, 分别利用单台PPS震相和全体台站的PSS震相走时数据进行模拟试验。结果表明, 本文的方法能够提供对于最优模型的快速、准确搜索和非唯一性范围的估计。这一方法有助于提高主动源海底地震仪转换横波数据模拟的效率, 并为结果的可靠性和稳定性提供更好的保障。     

国产OBS的时间矫正方法——以2019年台湾海峡地壳结构海陆探测实验为例

时间服务系统对利用走时层析成像方法进行地下介质速度结构反演至关重要。海底地震仪(ocean bottom seismometer, OBS)工作期间由于没有GPS时间接入, 其时间误差(包括守时误差和授时误差)主要来源于内部石英晶振的准确程度, 受到外部环境变化以及开关机等因素影响。长期实践发现, 部分国产OBS在记录气枪信号以及天然地震信号时存在较大的时间偏差。本文对2019年福建及台湾海峡地壳结构海陆探测实验所获得的53台次国产OBS记录进行了时间服务系统矫正。其中, 针对OBS授时误差, 利用出海前不中断采集的一致性试验和运输船运输过程中产生的晃动互相关进行时间矫正; 针对守时误差, 采用计算实际采样频率与理论采样频率偏差进行矫正; 通过对比矫正前后OBS记录到的天然地震信号, 进行秒级别的检测。结果表明, 经过以上步骤矫正的OBS数据, 其时间记录的准确性得到了显著提高, 从而降低了震相识别、走时拾取的时间误差, 为标准化国产OBS数据采集作业流程提供了重要参考。