Physical applications of GPS geodesy: A review

Y Bock, D Melgar - Reports on Progress in Physics, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
Geodesy, the oldest science, has become an important discipline in the geosciences, in
large part by enhancing Global Positioning System (GPS) capabilities over the last 35 years …

2010 Maule earthquake slip correlates with pre-seismic locking of Andean subduction zone

M Moreno, M Rosenau, O Oncken - Nature, 2010 - nature.com
Abstract The magnitude-8.8 Maule (Chile) earthquake of 27 February 2010 ruptured a
segment of the Andean subduction zone megathrust that has been suspected to be of high …

Segmentation of the 2010 Maule Chile earthquake rupture from a joint analysis of uplifted marine terraces and seismic-cycle deformation patterns

J Jara-Munoz, D Melnick, D Brill, MR Strecker - Quaternary Science …, 2015 - Elsevier
The segmentation of major fault systems in subduction zones controls earthquake
magnitude and location, but the causes for the existence of segment boundaries and the …

Towards inferring earthquake patterns from geodetic observations of interseismic coupling

Y Kaneko, JP Avouac, N Lapusta - Nature Geoscience, 2010 - nature.com
Ultimately, seismotectonic studies seek to provide ways of assessing the timing, magnitude
and spatial extent of future earthquakes. Ample observations document the spatial variability …

Interseismic coupling, megathrust earthquakes and seismic swarms along the Chilean subduction zone (38–18 S)

M Metois, C Vigny, A Socquet - Pure and Applied Geophysics, 2016 - Springer
The recent expansion of dense GPS networks over plate boundaries allows for remarkably
precise mapping of interseismic coupling along active faults. The interseismic coupling …

Limited overlap between the seismic gap and coseismic slip of the great 2010 Chile earthquake

S Lorito, F Romano, S Atzori, X Tong, A Avallone… - Nature …, 2011 - nature.com
Abstract The M w 8.8 mega-thrust earthquake and tsunami that occurred on 27 February
2010 offshore the Maule region, Chile, was not unexpected. A clearly identified seismic …

Toward understanding tectonic control on the Mw 8.8 2010 Maule Chile earthquake

M Moreno, D Melnick, M Rosenau, J Baez… - Earth and Planetary …, 2012 - Elsevier
The Maule earthquake of 27th February 2010 (Mw= 8.8) affected~ 500km of the Nazca-
South America plate boundary in south-central Chile producing spectacular crustal …

Seismic and aseismic slip on the Central Peru megathrust

H Perfettini, JP Avouac, H Tavera, A Kositsky… - Nature, 2010 - nature.com
Slip on a subduction megathrust can be seismic or aseismic, with the two modes of slip
complementing each other in time and space to accommodate the long-term plate motions …

Segmentation of megathrust rupture zones from fore‐arc deformation patterns over hundreds to millions of years, Arauco peninsula, Chile

D Melnick, B Bookhagen, MR Strecker… - … Research: Solid Earth, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
This work explores the control of fore‐arc structure on segmentation of megathrust
earthquake ruptures using coastal geomorphic markers. The Arauco‐Nahuelbuta region at …

Impact of megathrust geometry on inversion of coseismic slip from geodetic data: Application to the 1960 Chile earthquake

MS Moreno, J Bolte, J Klotz… - Geophysical Research …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
We analyze the role of megathrust geometry on slip estimation using the 1960 Chile
earthquake (MW= 9.5) as an example. A variable slip distribution for this earthquake has …