Physics-based GPS data inversion to estimate three-dimensional elastic and inelastic strain fields

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 182, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 513-530

  Noda, Akemi ^a,b   Matsu'ura, Mitsuhiro ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b Engineering Inc   (Japan)

^c INSTITUTE OF STATISTICAL MATHEMATICS   (Japan)

Author keywords

Elasticity and anelasticity; High strain deformation zones; Intraplate processes; Inverse theory; Space geodetic surveys

Indexed keywords

ELASTICITY AND ANELASTICITY; HIGH STRAIN DEFORMATION; INTRAPLATE PROCESS; INVERSE THEORY; SPACE GEODETIC SURVEYS;

BRITTLE FRACTURE; DEFECTS; ELASTIC DEFORMATION; ELASTICITY; ESTIMATION; GEODESY; GEODETIC SATELLITES; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; METADATA; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; SURVEYS; TENSORS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

STRAIN RATE;

BRITTLE DEFORMATION; CRUSTAL DEFORMATION; DATA INVERSION; ELASTICITY; ESTIMATION METHOD; GEODESY; GPS; INTRAPLATE PROCESS; INVERSE PROBLEM; SHEAR ZONE; STRAIN ANALYSIS; STRAIN RATE; UPPER CRUST;

JAPAN;

EID: 77955128350     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2010.04611.x     Document Type: Article

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