Abstract
Ocean bottom seismometers (OBS) have been widely used in studies of oceanic crustal structure. However, it is challenging to estimate the oceanic crustal structure using teleseismic P waves recorded at a single OBS station, due to water reverberations and the close arrival time between the Moho-converted Ps phase and its multiples. We propose herein a method (the H–β algorithm) based on wavefield continuation and decomposition, whereby the oceanic crustal thickness and average S wave velocity can be estimated by minimizing the energy of the upgoing S wave within the uppermost mantle. Forward tests indicate that the H–β algorithm can resolve the thickness and S-wave velocity of each crustal layer robustly. We apply this method to an OBS station near Hawaii (station PL11) and obtain the oceanic crustal structure beneath the station. The resolved crustal thickness is consistent with previous studies.
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