Using finite element and Okada models to invert coseismic slip of the 2008 Mw 7.2 Yutian earthquake, China, from InSAR data

Journal of Seismology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 347-360

  Wang, Chisheng ^a,b   Shan, Xinjian ^a   Wang, Changlin ^c   Ding, Xiaoli ^b   Zhang, Guohong ^a   Masterlark, Timothy ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^c CENTER FOR EARTH OBSERVATION AND DIGITAL EARTH   (China)

^d South Dakota School of Mines Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Coseismic slip; Finite element model; InSAR; Okada model; Yutian earthquake

Indexed keywords

DATA INVERSION; EARTHQUAKE EVENT; ENVISAT-1; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; NUMERICAL MODEL; RADAR INTERFEROMETRY; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR;

CHINA; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU; TARIM BASIN; XINJIANG UYGUR; YUTIAN;

EID: 84875393461     PISSN: 13834649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10950-012-9324-5     Document Type: Article

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