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Does Long-Term GPS in the Western Alps Finally Confirm Earthquake Mechanisms?

Walpersdorf, A.; Pinget, L.; Vernant, P.; Sue, C.; Deprez, A.; Baize, Stéphane; Bascou, Pascale; Baudin, Sandrine; Bock, Olivier; Briole, Pierre; ...
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  • Published: 01 Oct 2018 Journal: Tectonics, volume 37, issue 10, pages 3,721-3,737 (issn: 02787407, Copyright policy)
  • Publisher: HAL CCSD
  • Country: France
Abstract
International audience; The availability of GPS survey data spanning 22 years, along with several independent velocity solutions including up to 16 years of permanent GPS data, presents a unique opportunity to search for persistent (and thus reliable) deformation patterns in the Western Alps, which in turn allow a reinterpretation of the active tectonics of this region. While GPS velocities are still too uncertain to be interpreted on an individual basis, the analysis of range-perpendicular GPS velocity profiles clearly highlights zones of extension in the center of the belt (15.3 to 3.1 nanostrain/year from north to south), with shortening in the forelands. The...
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doi: 10.1029/2018tc005054

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free text keywords: [SDU.STU.TE]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Earth Sciences/Tectonics, [ SDU.STU.TE ] Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Earth Sciences/Tectonics, [ SDU.STU.GP ] Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Earth Sciences/Geophysics [physics.geo-ph], [ INFO.INFO-TS ] Computer Science [cs]/Signal and Image Processing, [ PHYS.PHYS.PHYS-DATA-AN ] Physics [physics]/Physics [physics]/Data Analysis, Statistics and Probability [physics.data-an], [ PHYS.PHYS.PHYS-GEO-PH ] Physics [physics]/Physics [physics]/Geophysics [physics.geo-ph], Geochemistry and Petrology, Geophysics, Induced seismicity, Geodetic datum, Horizontal and vertical, Deformation (mechanics), Satellite geodesy, Tectonics, Lithosphere, Geology, Global Positioning System, business.industry, business, Geodesy
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Réseau sismologique et géodésique français : l'équipement fondamental
  • Funder: French National Research Agency (ANR) (ANR)
  • Project Code: ANR-11-EQPX-0040
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