Velocities in ITRF – not appropriate for interpretation http://www.unavco.org/research_science/workinggroups_projects/snarf/SNARF1.0/SNARF1.0.html
Velocities in NUVEL-1A – better, but SNARF will be even better!
The SCEC 3.0 velocity field
Elastic Rebound Earthquake! Earthquake!
Elastic Rebound Earthquake! Earthquake!
Elastic Rebound Earthquake! SF 1906 Guatemala 1976 Kobe 1995 http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/seg/hazard/slideset/10/10_slides.shtml Earthquake! Kobe 1995 http://home.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/kojiok/nojimaeq.htm
The SCEC 3.0 velocity field
The SCEC 3.0 velocity field
Vertical Velocities: Not dominated by tectonics! GIA is the issue. http://www.unavco.org/research_science/workinggroups_projects/snarf/SNARF1.0/SNARF1.0.html
GIA Predicted Velocities: Very sensitive to model parameters http://www.unavco.org/research_science/workinggroups_projects/snarf/SNARF1.0/SNARF1.0.html
The SCEC 3.0 velocity field
GPS Data Analysis GIPSY-OASIS 2.5 [Zumberge et al. 1997] JPL Precise Orbits ITRF-97 Atmospheric & ionospheric models Error Analysis [Mao et al. 1999] Position Uncertainties (mean) 3, 6 & 12 mm Rate Uncertainties (mean) – 1.0, 1.3 & 2.5 mm/a Coseismic Offset Eruption
Co-Seismic Offsets (Model from InSAR & local GPS) Co-Seismic offsets from June 17 & 21, 2000 earthquakes [Pedersen et al., 2003] [Pedersen et al., 2003]
Co-Seismic Corrected June 17 & 21, 2000 SISZ earthquakes Distributed slip model [Pedersen et al., 2003] Correct positions for offsets, recalculate time series Residual = Feb. 28 – March 6, 2000 Hekla eruption
Hekla Deformation
Co-Seismic Corrected June 17 & 21, 2000 SISZ earthquakes Distributed slip model [Pedersen et al., 2003] Correct positions for offsets, recalculate time series Residual = Feb. 28 – March 6, 2000 Hekla eruption
Co-Seismic Corrected Velocity field corrected for co-seismic offsets Residual equals deformation from volcanic eruptions and inflation events
Velocity Field Relative to Stable North America Overall plate motion parallel velocity field June 17 & 21, 2000 earthquakes Hengill effects
The SCEC 3.0 velocity field
Normalized observed velocity field (in the PoD spherical coordinate system) The velocity transformation allows us to examine the velocity field by a single quantity - the magnitude of the longitudinal velocity (Vf). Vertical lines mark the orientation of small circles about the PoD. Horizontal lines mark the boundaries between 10 segments of similar velocity transition Velocities are normalized by 0.64°/Myr.
Velocity and velocity gradient of all segments
Maximum horizontal shear
Relation between seismicity and interseismic deformation
Earthquake Cycle Thatcher 1986
Rate on a fault: How much displacement is accomodated On that feature for a given time. Geologic rate: Distance between offset feature/Time Geodetic rate: The amount of deformation imposed in the Model to fit the geodetic data
Example of Geologic rate
Seismicity Up to now we have assumed linear behavior of the movement of the observed point Lecture 6 May 24th 2005