Space-time evolution of crustal deformation related to the MW 6.3, 2009 L'Aquila earthquake (central Italy) from principal component analysis inversion of GPS position time-series

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 197, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 174-191

  Gualandi, A ^a   Serpelloni, E ^a   Belardinelli, M E ^b  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Seismic cycle; Space geodetic surveys; Time series analysis; Transient deformation

Indexed keywords

CO-SEISMIC DISPLACEMENT; ELASTIC DISLOCATION THEORY; LABORATORY MEASUREMENTS; POTENTIALLY UNSTABLE; SEISMIC CYCLE; SPACE GEODETIC SURVEYS; TIME-DEPENDENT EVOLUTIONS; TRANSIENT DEFORMATION;

COMPLEX NETWORKS; DEFORMATION; EARTHQUAKE EFFECTS; FRICTION; GEODETIC SATELLITES; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SEISMOLOGY; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

FAULT SLIPS;

CRUSTAL DEFORMATION; DATA INVERSION; EARTHQUAKE EVENT; FAULT GEOMETRY; FAULT SLIP; GEODESY; GPS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; TEMPORAL EVOLUTION; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ABRUZZI; ITALY; L'AQUILA;

AQUILA;

EID: 84897869871     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gji/ggt522     Document Type: Article

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