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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 />

JSS014 Poster presentation 2295<br />

Crustal velocity structure of Northeast of Iran<br />

Dr. Gholamreza Nowrouzi<br />

IIEES & Birjand University Ph.D condidate <strong>IASPEI</strong><br />

Keith F. Priestley, Mohsen Ghafoury Ashtiany, Gholam Javan Doloei, Mohammad<br />

Mokhtary<br />

Abstract: The tectonics of North-east of Iran is a key to understanding the closure processes of the<br />

Paleo-tethys oceanics realm as well as associated continental deformation. The crustal study is very<br />

important in understanding the tectonic evolution of an area but there is no a number of studies on<br />

crustal structure in this area then less is known and little has been published on this problem. This<br />

paper presents the results of seismic experiment aimed at the crustal structure beneath the 20<br />

broadband and middle-band seismic stations in Northeast of Iran, using the joint inversion of teleseismic<br />

receiver functions and surface wave dispersion technique. Using the joint inversion of mentioned two<br />

data sets, the Moho and three main parts for crustal structure in Northeast of Iran is suggested as: -<br />

The upper part of crust has an S-wave velocity between 2.43.4 km/s and a 11 km thickness as an<br />

average with a 2.0 km standard deviation. - The middle part of crust has an S-wave velocity between<br />

3.13.6 km/s and a 21 km thickness with a 3.3 km standard deviation. - The lower crust has an S-wave<br />

velocity between 3.6 4.3 km/s and a 16 km thickness with a 3.3 km estandard deviation. - The Moho<br />

depth is 49 km with 2.0 km standard deviation. In the Northeast of Iran, there is a Paleo-tethian<br />

geosuture but its place is questionable. We have tried to find an answer for this question.<br />

Keywords: crustal velocity structure, northeast of iran, joint inversion

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