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Sierra Nevada EarthScope Project (SNEP) P-Receiver Function Stacks. Sharp, shallow Moho in the east vs. d iffuse , deep Moho to the west Represents change from removed to intact residual mantle lithosphere. Frassetto et al., 2011, Geosphere. Sierra Nevada EarthScope Project (SNEP)
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Sierra Nevada EarthScope Project (SNEP) P-Receiver Function Stacks • Sharp, shallow Mohoin the eastvs. diffuse, deep Moho to the west • Represents change from removed to intact residual mantle lithosphere Frassetto et al., 2011, Geosphere
Sierra Nevada EarthScope Project (SNEP) P-Receiver Function Stacks • Intact mantle lithosphere and corresponding petrologic Mohoextends along western edge of central Sierra Nevada batholith • Spatially consistent with • Low heat flow • Dense/mafic xenoliths • Seismicity • Fast seismic wavespeed anomalies Frassetto et al., 2011, Geosphere