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Enhanced surface imaging of crustal deformation [electronic resource] : obtaining tectonic force fields using GPS data / A. John Haines, Lada L. Dimitrova, Laura M. Wallace, Charles A. Williams.

9783319215785 electronic book
3319215787 electronic book
9783319215778

Cham : Springer, 2015.

English

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10.1007/978-3-319-21578-5 doi

QE601.2 .H35 2015eb

551.13

This book takes an in depth look at a novel methodology for analyzing Global Positioning System (GPS) data to obtain the highest possible resolution surface imaging of tectonic deformation sources without prescribing the nature of either the sources or the subsurface medium. GPS methods are widely used to track the surface expression of crustal deformation at tectonic plate boundaries, and are typically expressed in terms of velocity fields or strain rate fields. Vertical derivatives of horizontal stress (VDoHS) rates at the Earthℓ́ℓs surface can also be derived from GPS velocities, and VDoHS rates provide much higher resolution information about subsurface deformation sources than velocities or strain rates. In particular, VDoHS rates allow for high precision estimates of fault dips, slip rates and locking depths, as well as objective characterization of previously unknown (or hidden) tectonic deformation zones.

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