Models of downdip frictional coupling for the Cascadia Megathrust
Geophysical Research Letters
By: D. Stanley and A. Villasenor
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Abstract
We have developed models of downdip frictional coupling along two transects across the Cascadia subduction zone in northern Washington and central Oregon. The models involve complicated downdip coupling profiles. Although not unique, our models closely predict available GPS shortening rates and vertical uplift data. We are able to explain relatively low horizontal shortening rates along the Washington coast and small vertical uplift rates in central Oregon. Our models depart from previous models by inclusion of a deeply coupled region assumed to be related to mafic rocks in both the upper and lower plates of the thrust.
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Models of downdip frictional coupling for the Cascadia Megathrust |
| Series title | Geophysical Research Letters |
| DOI | 10.1029/1999GL005441 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 10 |
| Year Published | 2000 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | American Geophysical Union |
| Description | 4 p. |
| First page | 1551 |
| Last page | 1554 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon, Washington |
| Other Geospatial | Cascadia subduction zone |
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