Haney Matthew M, Snieder Roel, Sheiman Jon, Losh Steven
Center for Wave Phenomena and Department of Geophysics, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado 80401, USA.
Nature. 2005 Sep 1;437(7055):46. doi: 10.1038/437046a.
In the Gulf of Mexico, fault zones are linked with a complex and dynamic system of plumbing in the Earth's subsurface. Here we use time-lapse seismic-reflection imaging to reveal a pulse of fluid ascending rapidly inside one of these fault zones. Such intermittent fault 'burping' is likely to be an important factor in the migration of subsurface hydrocarbons.
在墨西哥湾，断层带与地球地下复杂且动态的管道系统相连。在此，我们利用时移地震反射成像技术，揭示了其中一个断层带内有一股流体迅速上升的脉冲。这种间歇性的断层“冒泡”很可能是地下碳氢化合物运移的一个重要因素。
