Excitation of the global correlation wavefield by large earthquakes

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    Abstract

    Recorded globally, cross-correlated ground-motion time-series of the coda of large earthquakes enable the construction of a 2-D representation of correlation lapse time and inter-receiver distance - a global correlogram. A better understanding of how the features present in a correlogram are generated can revolutionize the characterization of planetary interiors. Here, we investigated correlograms based on individual large earthquakes and identified 12 events from the past decade with a multitude of prominent and some 'exotic' features in the first 3 hr following correlation origin. We found that the type of the source mechanism and energy-release dynamics are the key influencers responsible for individual correlograms equal in quality to a stack of hundreds of correlograms. A single event is sufficient in creating a correlogram resembling previous correlograms constructed from a large number of events, which reinforces the notion that the earthquake coda-correlation features are not 'reconstructed' body waves. Numerical simulations of the correlation wavefield can thus be based on exceptional-quality events, becoming more computationally affordable. Here, we explain more than 60 features of the global coda-correlogram, which presents the most extensive catalogue to date.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)1769-1779
    Number of pages11
    JournalGeophysical Journal International
    Volume223
    Issue number3
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1 Dec 2020

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