Multi-interferogram method for measuring interseismic deformation: Denali Fault, Alaska
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Abstract
Studies of interseismic strain accumulation are crucial to our understanding of continental deformation, the earthquake cycle and seismic hazard. By mapping small amounts of ground deformation over large spatial areas, InSAR has the potential to produce continental-scale maps of strain accumulation on active faults. However, most InSAR studies to date have focused on areas where the coherence is relatively good (e.g. California, Tibet and Turkey) and most analysis techniques (stacking, small baseline subset algorithm, permanent scatterers, etc.) only include information from pixels which are coherent throughout the time-span of the study. In some areas, such as Alaska, where the deformation rate is small and coherence very variable, it is necessary to include information from pixels which are coherent in some but not all interferograms. We use a three-stage iterative algorithm based on distributed scatterer interferometry. We validate our method using synthetic data created using realistic parameters from a test site on the Denali Fault, Alaska, and present a preliminary result of 10.5 ?? 5.0 mm yr-1 for the slip rate on the Denali Fault based on a single track of radar data from ERS1/2. ?? 2007 The Authors Journal compilation ?? 2007 RAS.
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Multi-interferogram method for measuring interseismic deformation: Denali Fault, Alaska |
| Series title | Geophysical Journal International |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2007.03415.x |
| Volume | 170 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Year Published | 2007 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Oxford Journals |
| Contributing office(s) | Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center |
| Description | 15 p. |
| Larger Work Title | Geophysical Journal International |
| First page | 1165 |
| Last page | 1179 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Other Geospatial | Denali Fault |
| Online Only (Y/N) | N |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |
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