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Observational data from some of the 10-odd deep seismic sounding profiles in Bohai Bay and its adjacent areas were processed with the methods of two-dimensional ray tracing, travel-time fitting and synthetic seismogram. The crust and upper-mantle velocity structure model in this area was built. The results show that the crust and upper mantle structures present obvious lateral and vertical inhomogeneity. The upper mantle uplifts near Yongqing of northeast Jizhong depression, in Bohai Bay of Huanghua depression and near Kenli of Jiyang depression, where crustal depths are about 31 km, 28 km and 29 km, respectively. According to the dynamic and kinetic characteristics of seismic waves as well as the seismic interfaces and velocity contour undulation in the 2-D velocity structure model, three deep crustal fault zones are inferred in the area. Low velocity (5.90–6.10 km/s) layers (bodies) exist on one or two sides of these deep crustal fault zones.
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Foundation item: State Key Basic Research Development and Programming Project (G1998040702) and State Natural Science Foundation of China (49774230).
Contribution No. RCEG200133, Research Center of Exploration Geophysics, China Seismological Bureau.
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Zhang, Ck., Zhang, Xk., Zhao, Jr. et al. Study and review on crust-mantle velocity structure in Bohai Bay and its vicinity. Acta Seimol. Sin. 15, 447–455 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11589-002-0038-6
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