Distribution and magnitude of post-seismic deformation of the 2009 L'Aquila earthquake (M6.3) surface rupture measured using repeat terrestrial laser scanning

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 189, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 911-922

  Wilkinson, M W ^a   McCaffrey, K J W ^a   Roberts, G P ^b   Cowie, P A ^c   Phillips, R J ^d   Degasperi, M ^e   Vittori, E ^f   Michetti, A M ^g  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^e Geological Survey of Trentino   (Italy)

^f INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND RESEARCH ISPRA   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Continental neotectonics; Creep and deformation; Dynamics and mechanics of faulting; Kinematics of crustal and mantle deformation; Seismic cycle; Transient deformation

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL ITALY; COSEISMIC SLIPS; DEFORMATION FIELD; FAR FIELD; FAULT ZONE; LASER SCANNED; LASER SCANS; MANTLE DEFORMATION; NEAR-FIELD; NEOTECTONICS; ROAD SURFACES; SEISMIC CYCLE; SURFACE RUPTURES; TERRESTRIAL LASER SCANNING; TOTAL STATION; TRANSIENT DEFORMATION; TWO-POINT;

CREEP; FAULTING; GEODETIC SATELLITES; SURVEYING INSTRUMENTS;

EARTHQUAKES;

COSEISMIC PROCESS; CREEP; CRUSTAL DEFORMATION; DEFORMATION; EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; FAULT ZONE; FAULTING; LASER METHOD; MANTLE PROCESS; NEOTECTONICS; SHEAR STRESS;

ABRUZZI; ITALY; L'AQUILA;

AQUILA;

EID: 84859703070     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2012.05418.x     Document Type: Article

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