Post-seismic relaxation process and vertical deformation following the 2008 Ms8.0 Wenchuan earthquake, China

The post-seismic horizontal and vertical deformations following the 2008 Ms8.0 Wenchuan earthquake are inferred from GPS and precise leveling data. The post-seismic relaxation process is measured using CPS data from campaign stations located around the Longmenshan fault, and the derived decay time c...

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Main Authors: Hao Ming, Wang Qingliang, Cui Duxin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2012-11-01
Series:Geodesy and Geodynamics
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1674984715301336
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description The post-seismic horizontal and vertical deformations following the 2008 Ms8.0 Wenchuan earthquake are inferred from GPS and precise leveling data. The post-seismic relaxation process is measured using CPS data from campaign stations located around the Longmenshan fault, and the derived decay time constant is 12 days. The evolution of the post-seismic vertical deformation is obtained from precise leveling data measured near the surface rupture. The results demonstrate that the hanging wall is uplifting and the foot wall is subsiding. The amplitude of the post-seismic deformation is lower than that of the co-seismic deformation. The region with the largest post-seismic displacement is located on the leveling route between Maoxian and Beichuan on the hanging wall.
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spelling doaj.art-19a9bf38df5c4de481f6b0ca2da45d922022-12-21T17:26:19ZengKeAi Communications Co., Ltd.Geodesy and Geodynamics1674-98472012-11-0134232710.3724/SP.J.1246.2012.00023.1Post-seismic relaxation process and vertical deformation following the 2008 Ms8.0 Wenchuan earthquake, ChinaHao MingWang QingliangCui DuxinThe post-seismic horizontal and vertical deformations following the 2008 Ms8.0 Wenchuan earthquake are inferred from GPS and precise leveling data. The post-seismic relaxation process is measured using CPS data from campaign stations located around the Longmenshan fault, and the derived decay time constant is 12 days. The evolution of the post-seismic vertical deformation is obtained from precise leveling data measured near the surface rupture. The results demonstrate that the hanging wall is uplifting and the foot wall is subsiding. The amplitude of the post-seismic deformation is lower than that of the co-seismic deformation. The region with the largest post-seismic displacement is located on the leveling route between Maoxian and Beichuan on the hanging wall.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1674984715301336post-seismic deformationrelaxation processthe Wenchuan earthquakeleveling
spellingShingle Hao Ming
Wang Qingliang
Cui Duxin
Post-seismic relaxation process and vertical deformation following the 2008 Ms8.0 Wenchuan earthquake, China
Geodesy and Geodynamics
post-seismic deformation
relaxation process
the Wenchuan earthquake
leveling
title Post-seismic relaxation process and vertical deformation following the 2008 Ms8.0 Wenchuan earthquake, China
title_full Post-seismic relaxation process and vertical deformation following the 2008 Ms8.0 Wenchuan earthquake, China
title_fullStr Post-seismic relaxation process and vertical deformation following the 2008 Ms8.0 Wenchuan earthquake, China
title_full_unstemmed Post-seismic relaxation process and vertical deformation following the 2008 Ms8.0 Wenchuan earthquake, China
title_short Post-seismic relaxation process and vertical deformation following the 2008 Ms8.0 Wenchuan earthquake, China
title_sort post seismic relaxation process and vertical deformation following the 2008 ms8 0 wenchuan earthquake china
topic post-seismic deformation
relaxation process
the Wenchuan earthquake
leveling
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1674984715301336
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