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Dislocation model for aseismic fault slip in the transverse ranges of southern california
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Matsuura, M. Cheng, A. Jackson, D. D. |
| Copyright Year | 1985 |
| Description | Geodetic data at a plate boundary can reveal the pattern of subsurface displacements that accompany plate motion. These displacements are modelled as the sum of rigid block motion and the elastic effects of frictional interaction between blocks. The frictional interactions are represented by uniform dislocation on each of several rectangular fault patches. The block velocities and fault parameters are then estimated from geodetic data. Bayesian inversion procedure employs prior estimates based on geological and seismological data. The method is applied to the Transverse Ranges, using prior geological and seismological data and geodetic data from the USGS trilateration networks. Geodetic data imply a displacement rate of about 20 mm/yr across the San Andreas Fault, while the geologic estimates exceed 30 mm/yr. The prior model and the final estimates both imply about 10 mm/yr crustal shortening normal to the trend of the San Andreas Fault. Aseismic fault motion is a major contributor to plate motion. The geodetic data can help to identify faults that are suffering rapid stress accumulation; in the Transverse Ranges those faults are the San Andreas and the Santa Susana. |
| File Size | 1197571 |
| Page Count | 40 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19860009340 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t9g49kg73 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1985-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Geophysics Seismic Energy Geological Faults Geological Surveys Structural Properties Geology Earth Crust Seismology Plates Tectonics Geodetic Surveys Southern California San Andreas Fault Displacement Bayes Theorem Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports ServerĀ (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |