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IUGG XXIV General Assembly July 2-13, 2007 Perugia, Italy<br />

(S) - <strong>IASPEI</strong> - International Association of Seismology and Physics of the Earth's<br />

Interior<br />

JSS013 Oral Presentation 2217<br />

A 3D shear wave velocity model of the Eastern Alpine crust from active<br />

source data<br />

Dr. Michael Behm<br />

Institute of Geodesy and Geophysics Vienna University of Technology <strong>IASPEI</strong><br />

Ewald Brckl, Celebration 2000 Working Group, Alp 2002 Working Group, Sudetes<br />

2003 Working Group<br />

Between 1997 and 2003, several large seismic 3D wide angle and reflection experiments were launched<br />

in Central Europe to explore the lithospheric structure. Seismic waves from shot points in boreholes<br />

(average charge 300 kg TNT) were recorded on a net of arbitrary oriented seismic profiles, thus<br />

enabling to identify inline and crossline wave arrivals (refractions and reflections from the crust and<br />

uppermost mantle). Despite that only vertical component geophones were used, good quality shear<br />

waves are also regularly observed in the seismic sections, in particular refractions (Sg) from the crust<br />

and reflections (SmS) from the Moho. We focus on a data subset of ~93,000 seismic traces from the<br />

CELEBRATION 2000, ALP 2002 and SUDETES 2003 experiments, which covers the area of the Eastern<br />

Alps and their transition to the surrounding tectonic provinces (Bohemian Massif, Southern<br />

Alps/Dinarides, Pannonian Domain). Sorting and stacking techniques are applied to increase the S/N<br />

ratio and to utilise as much 3D information as possible. As a first result we present a 3D seismic shearwave<br />

velocity model of the crust derived from Sg arrivals. The middle and even lower crust of the<br />

Bohemian Massif is covered well by the model. In some parts of the orogenes (Eastern / Southern Alps)<br />

the energy loss due to the complicated tectonic structure allows for interpretation of the upper crust<br />

only. Based on this and previously determined P-wave velocities, the 3D distribution of Poissons ratio is<br />

calculated. S-wave velocities and Poissons ratio are related to the geological and tectonic structure.<br />

Keywords: crust, s wave, alps

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