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SKS and PKS splitting parameters were determined in the broader Greek region using data from 45 stations of the Hellenic Unified Seismological Network and the Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute, utilizing teleseismic events that occurred between 2010 and 2017. Data were processed for shear-wave splitting with the Minimum Energy Method that was considered the optimal. The results generally confirm the existence of anisotropic zonation in the Hellenic subduction system, with alternating trench-normal and trench-parallel directions. The zonation is attributed to the upper and lower olivine fabric layers that can, potentially, be present in the subduction zone. At the edges of this zone, two possible toroidal flow cases have been identified, implying the existence of tears that allow the inflow of asthenospheric material in the mantle wedge. The high number of null measurements in the KZN and XOR stations indicates a possible anisotropic transition zone between the fore-arc and back-arc areas. SKS and PKS splitting results are jointly interpreted, given that they yield similar values in most cases.
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We are grateful to the two anonymous reviewers for their constructive comments that helped to ameliorate the final version of the present study. We also thank Ms Varvara Tsironi for her assistance in the schematic 3D representation of Fig. 7. The tomographic image of Fig. 7 was obtained by the IRIS service http://ds.iris.edu/dms/products/emc. We thank all researchers who participated in the installation and maintenance of the of the HUSN and KOERI stations. The Obpsy framework was used for the processing of the seismological data (Beyreuther et al. 2010). This study was supported by the project HELPOS—Hellenic Plate Observing System (MIS 5002697).
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Kaviris, G., Fountoulakis, I., Spingos, I. et al. Mantle dynamics beneath Greece from SKS and PKS seismic anisotropy study. Acta Geophys. 66, 1341–1357 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11600-018-0225-z
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