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Application of Seismic Tomography to the Region in and Near Southern Korean Peninsula  

Kang, Ik-Bum (Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources)
Park, Jung-Ho (Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources)
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Economic and Environmental Geology / v.39, no.4, 2006 , pp. 507-524 More about this Journal
Abstract
3-D seismic tomographic inversion is applied to investigation on velocity structure in and near Korean Peninsula. Firstly, it is applied to the region in southeastern Korean Peninsula. According to the results low-velocity zone seems to be clearly appeared in the so called Gyeongsang sedimentary basin and high-velocity zone is shown at the section of 7.5 km depth it implies the inclusion of plutonic rocks at the sedimentary basin. At the depth about $20{\sim}30$ km existence of low-velocity zone seems to be related with the development of Yangsan fault system. Secondly it is applied to the region not only in Korean Peninsula but also East Sea using data from both Korean Peninsula and Japan Islands. Accorging to the results, subduction zone starting from eastern part of Japan seems to be extended to the region beneath the East Sea.
Keywords
tomographic inversion; low-velocity; high-velocity; subduction zone;
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