The figure shows a seismic tomography profile carried out in a sector of the Pacific. Explain what the seismic tomography tech- nique consists of, and how the tomographic section shown is in- terpreted in the context of plate tectonics (the circles represent earthquakes). Depth (km) 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 P-wave Tomography Fiji Tonga Lau Spreading Arc Center co -6% P-wave velocity anomaly Pacific Plate +6%
The figure shows a seismic tomography profile carried out in a sector of the Pacific. Explain what the seismic tomography tech- nique consists of, and how the tomographic section shown is in- terpreted in the context of plate tectonics (the circles represent earthquakes). Depth (km) 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 P-wave Tomography Fiji Tonga Lau Spreading Arc Center co -6% P-wave velocity anomaly Pacific Plate +6%
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Transcribed Image Text:The figure shows a seismic tomography profile carried out in a
sector of the Pacific. Explain what the seismic tomography tech-
nique consists of, and how the tomographic section shown is in-
terpreted in the context of plate tectonics (the circles represent
earthquakes).
Depth (km)
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
P-wave Tomography
Fiji
Tonga
Lau
Spreading Arc
Center
co
-6%
P-wave velocity anomaly
Pacific
Plate
+6%
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