@article{fdi:010057302, title = {{S}eismic velocity structures of southern {I}taly from tomographic imaging of the {I}onian slab and petrological inferences}, author = {{C}alo, {M}. and {D}orbath, {C}atherine and {L}uzio, {D}. and {R}otolo, {S}. {G}. and {D}'{A}nna, {G}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{I}n this study we have determined detailed {V}p and {V}s seismic velocity models of the {I}onian lithosphere subducting beneath the {T}yrrhenian basin and of the surrounding mantle, by applying a post-processing technique to a large sample of local earthquake tomography studies. {O}ur seismic velocity models permit us to infer the presence of low velocity anomalies within the slab, which we interpret as regions that are partially hydrated by fluids released during the subduction process. {A} petrological interpretation of the velocity anomalies gives new details on the magmatism of the volcanic {A}eolian arc. {F}urthermore our velocity models provide a more detailed description of the boundary of the slab and its connection with the large seismically active {T}indari-{L}etojanni strike slip system. {F}inally these results allow describing in detail some features of the slab as the presence of lateral and vertical tears. {I}n conclusion, the obtained models provide some constraints for inferences on mantle circulation, and on the geodynamical evolution of the central-western {M}editerranean.}, keywords = {{S}eismic tomography ; {S}ubduction zone processes ; {R}heology: crust and ; lithosphere}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{G}eophysical {J}ournal {I}nternational}, volume = {191}, numero = {2}, pages = {751--764}, ISSN = {0956-540{X}}, year = {2012}, DOI = {10.1111/j.1365-246{X}.2012.05647.x}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010057302}, }