Ground deformation and source geometry of the 24 August 2016 Amatrice earthquake (Central Italy) investigated through analytical and numerical modeling of DInSAR measurements and structural-geological data

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 43, Issue 24, 2016, Pages 12,389-12,398

  Lavecchia, G ^a   Castaldo, R ^b   de Nardis, R ^a   De Novellis, V ^b   Ferrarini, F ^a   Pepe, S ^b   Brozzetti, F ^a   Solaro, G ^b   Cirillo, D ^a   Bonano, M ^b   Boncio, P ^a   Casu, F ^b   De Luca, C ^b   Lanari, R ^b   Manunta, M ^b   Manzo, M ^b   Pepe, A ^b   Zinno, I ^b   Tizzani, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE FOR ELECTROMAGNETIC SENSING OF THE ENVIRONMENT   (Italy)

Author keywords

3 D source geometry; active normal faults; Amatrice 2016 earthquake; analytical modeling; DInSAR measurements; finite element modeling

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GEOMETRY; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR;

3-D SOURCE GEOMETRY; ACTIVE NORMAL FAULTS; AMATRICE 2016 EARTHQUAKE; ANALYTICAL MODELING; DIFFERENTIAL INTERFEROMETRIC SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR MEASUREMENT; DIFFERENTIAL INTERFEROMETRIC SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADARS; ELEMENT MODELS; FINITE ELEMENT MODELING; GROUND SOURCE; SOURCE GEOMETRY;

EARTHQUAKES;

ACTIVE FAULT; ANALYTICAL METHOD; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; DISLOCATION; EARTHQUAKE EVENT; EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; FAULT PLANE; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FOOTWALL; GEOMETRY; NORMAL FAULT; NUMERICAL MODEL; SOURCE PARAMETERS; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; STRESS FIELD; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR;

ITALY; LAZIO; RIETI;

EID: 85007005478     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: 19448007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2016GL071723     Document Type: Article

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