Hunt for slow slip events along the Sumatran subduction zone in a decade of continuous GPS data
Slow slip events (SSEs) have been observed in GPS time series for many subduction zones worldwide but not in decade-long GPS time series from the Sumatran GPS Array (SuGAr). An outstanding question has been whether SSEs have simply not occurred on the Sunda megathrust or whether they have been obscu...
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| author | Feng, Lujia Hill, Emma M. Elósegui, Pedro Qiu, Qiang Hermawan, Iwan Banerjee, Paramesh Sieh, Kerry |
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| description | Slow slip events (SSEs) have been observed in GPS time series for many subduction zones worldwide but not in decade-long GPS time series from the Sumatran GPS Array (SuGAr). An outstanding question has been whether SSEs have simply not occurred on the Sunda megathrust or whether they have been obscured by the prodigious number of earthquakes and their ensuing postseismic deformation within the time of geodetic observation. We remove all known tectonic signals from the time series to search for evidence of SSEs. The residuals are essentially flat at the centimeter scale. To search for signals at the millimeter scale we test various filtering and visualization techniques. Despite these efforts, we conclude that it is difficult to confirm that SSEs exist at this scale using the current data, although we do see a few suspicious signals. The lack of evidence for events may reflect SSEs occurring at a magnitude, location, or timescale that renders them undetectable with the current resolution of the SuGAr, that the properties of this megathrust are not conducive to SSEs, or because the megathrust is in an active period of the earthquake cycle. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/826462020-09-26T21:36:08Z Hunt for slow slip events along the Sumatran subduction zone in a decade of continuous GPS data Feng, Lujia Hill, Emma M. Elósegui, Pedro Qiu, Qiang Hermawan, Iwan Banerjee, Paramesh Sieh, Kerry Earth Observatory of Singapore Slow slip events GPS Sumatra Subduction zone Transient deformation Transient detection Slow slip events (SSEs) have been observed in GPS time series for many subduction zones worldwide but not in decade-long GPS time series from the Sumatran GPS Array (SuGAr). An outstanding question has been whether SSEs have simply not occurred on the Sunda megathrust or whether they have been obscured by the prodigious number of earthquakes and their ensuing postseismic deformation within the time of geodetic observation. We remove all known tectonic signals from the time series to search for evidence of SSEs. The residuals are essentially flat at the centimeter scale. To search for signals at the millimeter scale we test various filtering and visualization techniques. Despite these efforts, we conclude that it is difficult to confirm that SSEs exist at this scale using the current data, although we do see a few suspicious signals. The lack of evidence for events may reflect SSEs occurring at a magnitude, location, or timescale that renders them undetectable with the current resolution of the SuGAr, that the properties of this megathrust are not conducive to SSEs, or because the megathrust is in an active period of the earthquake cycle. NRF (Natl Research Foundation, S’pore) MOE (Min. of Education, S’pore) Published version 2016-03-10T04:27:41Z 2019-12-06T14:59:37Z 2016-03-10T04:27:41Z 2019-12-06T14:59:37Z 2016 Journal Article Feng, L., Hill, E. M., Elósegui, P., Qiu, Q., Hermawan, I., Banerjee, P., et al. (2015). Hunt for slow slip events along the Sumatran subduction zone in a decade of continuous GPS data. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 120(12), 8623-8632. 2169-9356 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/82646 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/40244 10.1002/2015JB012503 en Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth © 2015 American Geophysical Union. This paper was published in Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth and is made available as an electronic reprint (preprint) with permission of American Geophysical Union. The published version is available at: [http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/2015JB012503]. One print or electronic copy may be made for personal use only. Systematic or multiple reproduction, distribution to multiple locations via electronic or other means, duplication of any material in this paper for a fee or for commercial purposes, or modification of the content of the paper is prohibited and is subject to penalties under law. 10 p. application/pdf |
| spellingShingle | Slow slip events GPS Sumatra Subduction zone Transient deformation Transient detection Feng, Lujia Hill, Emma M. Elósegui, Pedro Qiu, Qiang Hermawan, Iwan Banerjee, Paramesh Sieh, Kerry Hunt for slow slip events along the Sumatran subduction zone in a decade of continuous GPS data |
| title | Hunt for slow slip events along the Sumatran subduction zone in a decade of continuous GPS data |
| title_full | Hunt for slow slip events along the Sumatran subduction zone in a decade of continuous GPS data |
| title_fullStr | Hunt for slow slip events along the Sumatran subduction zone in a decade of continuous GPS data |
| title_full_unstemmed | Hunt for slow slip events along the Sumatran subduction zone in a decade of continuous GPS data |
| title_short | Hunt for slow slip events along the Sumatran subduction zone in a decade of continuous GPS data |
| title_sort | hunt for slow slip events along the sumatran subduction zone in a decade of continuous gps data |
| topic | Slow slip events GPS Sumatra Subduction zone Transient deformation Transient detection |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/82646 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/40244 |
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