Interseismic strain accumulation across the North Tabriz Fault (NW Iran) deduced from InSAR time series

Journal of Geodynamics

Volumn 66, Issue , 2013, Pages 53-58

  Karimzadeh, Sadra ^a   Cakir, Ziyadin ^b   Osmanoĝlu, Batuhan ^c   Schmalzle, Gina ^d   Miyajima, Masakatsu ^a   Amiraslanzadeh, Reza ^a   Djamour, Yahya ^e  

^a KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^e National Cartographic Center (NCC)   (Iran)

Author keywords

InSAR; Interseismic strain accumulation; North Tabriz Fault; Slip rate; Subsidence

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE FAULT; COLLISION ZONE; DEFORMATION; EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; ENVISAT-1; SEISMICITY; SLIP RATE; STRAIN ANALYSIS; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT; SUBSIDENCE; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR; TIME SERIES;

EAST AZERBAIJAN; IRAN; TABRIZ;

EID: 84875237460     PISSN: 02643707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jog.2013.02.003     Document Type: Article

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