Strain rates and Euler poles for various subre- gions of the Alpine Mediterranean region were calculated by using global navigation satellite system data from per- manent stations. The main scope of the study is to compare and analyze strain rate maps that were calculated using different approaches. This area presents a complex tectonic setting due to the interaction of the Eurasian and Nubian plates. The horizontal velocity gradient tensor was com- puted starting from a new set of site velocities determined by using continuous long-series geodetic data, state-of-the- art antenna calibrations and recomputed precise orbits. Geodesy provides velocities for a sparsely distributed, discrete number of sites, while deformation has a spatially continuous distribution. For this reason, the interpolation method and the geometric approach to the problem play a fundamental role in the estimation of the strain rate field. In the present study, principal deformation axes and principal angle were estimated by applying two different approa- ches: the Delaunay triangulation and a grid solution. Both methods produce results with broad coherence, providing new information about the deformation throughout the entire study area. Moreover, an evaluation and analysis of Euler poles related to the different velocity patterns, give complementary information to reconstruct the active deformation in the Mediterranean area.

Strain rates in the Alpine Mediterranean region: insights from advanced techniques of data processing / Farolfi,Gregorio; Del Ventisette, Chiara. - In: GPS SOLUTIONS. - ISSN 1080-5370. - STAMPA. - 21:(2017), pp. 1027-1036. [10.1007/s10291-016-0588-z]

Strain rates in the Alpine Mediterranean region: insights from advanced techniques of data processing

DEL VENTISETTE, CHIARA
2017

Abstract

Strain rates and Euler poles for various subre- gions of the Alpine Mediterranean region were calculated by using global navigation satellite system data from per- manent stations. The main scope of the study is to compare and analyze strain rate maps that were calculated using different approaches. This area presents a complex tectonic setting due to the interaction of the Eurasian and Nubian plates. The horizontal velocity gradient tensor was com- puted starting from a new set of site velocities determined by using continuous long-series geodetic data, state-of-the- art antenna calibrations and recomputed precise orbits. Geodesy provides velocities for a sparsely distributed, discrete number of sites, while deformation has a spatially continuous distribution. For this reason, the interpolation method and the geometric approach to the problem play a fundamental role in the estimation of the strain rate field. In the present study, principal deformation axes and principal angle were estimated by applying two different approa- ches: the Delaunay triangulation and a grid solution. Both methods produce results with broad coherence, providing new information about the deformation throughout the entire study area. Moreover, an evaluation and analysis of Euler poles related to the different velocity patterns, give complementary information to reconstruct the active deformation in the Mediterranean area.
2017
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1027
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Farolfi,Gregorio; Del Ventisette, Chiara
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