The deep structure of the Zagros mountain system according to Taylor approximation seismic tomography data

• Date: 2023
• Main Authors: Tsvetkova , T.O., Gintov, O.B., Bugaienko, I.V., Zaiets, L.M.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: S. Subbotin Institute of Geophysics of the NAS of Ukraine 2023
• Subjects: Zagros; Iranian plate; seismic tomography; mantle; subduction; collision
• Online Access: https://journals.uran.ua/geofizicheskiy/article/view/289104
• Journal Title: Geofizicheskiy Zhurnal

The seismic tomographic model obtained by the Taylor approximation method provides new constraints on the Earth’s crust and mantle structure beneath the Zagros mountain system at depths of 50—850 km. Based on structural geology and seismic tomography data, we divide the Zagros into Northwes...