Elliott, JR orcid.org/0000-0003-2957-4596, Walters, RJ and Wright, TJ orcid.org/0000-0001-8338-5935 (2016) The role of space-based observation in understanding and responding to active tectonics and earthquakes. Nature Communications, 7. 13844. ISSN 2041-1723
Abstract
The quantity and quality of satellite-geodetic measurements of tectonic deformation have increased dramatically over the past two decades improving our ability to observe active tectonic processes. We now routinely respond to earthquakes using satellites, mapping surface ruptures and estimating the distribution of slip on faults at depth for most continental earthquakes. Studies directly link earthquakes to their causative faults allowing us to calculate how resulting changes in crustal stress can influence future seismic hazard. This revolution in space-based observation is driving advances in models that can explain the time-dependent surface deformation and the long-term evolution of fault zones and tectonic landscapes.
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Environment (Leeds) > School of Earth and Environment (Leeds) > Inst of Geophysics and Tectonics (IGT) (Leeds) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number NERC No External Reference NERC NE/J01978X/1 NERC NE/K010867/1 Royal Society No External Ref |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 08 Nov 2016 11:35 |
Last Modified: | 23 Jun 2023 22:16 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms13844 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Nature Publishing Group: Nature Communications |
Identification Number: | 10.1038/ncomms13844 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:107095 |