InSAR slip rate determination on the Altyn Tagh Fault, northern Tibet, in the presence of topographically correlated atmospheric delays

Details InSAR slip rate determination on the Altyn Tagh Fault, northern Tibet, in the presence of topographically correlated atmospheric delays InSAR slip rate determination on the Altyn Tagh Fault, northern Tibet, in the presence of topographically correlated atmospheric delays

Jun 2008

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2008georl..3512309e&link_type=abstract

Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 35, Issue 12, CiteID L12309

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Geodesy And Gravity: Tectonic Deformation (6924), Geodesy And Gravity: Seismic Cycle Related Deformations (6924, 7209, 7223, 7230), Geodesy And Gravity: Satellite Geodesy: Results (6929, 7215, 7230, 7240), Radio Science: Interferometry (1207, 1209, 1242), Tectonophysics: Continental Tectonics: Strike-Slip And Transform

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The interseismic strain across the Altyn Tagh Fault at 85°E has been measured using 59 interferograms from 26 ERS-1/2 SAR acquisitions on a single track for the period 1993-2000. Using an atmospheric delay correction that scales linearly with height, we estimate the left-lateral strike-slip motion to be 11 +/-1σ 5 mm/yr, assuming no relative vertical motion and a 15 km fault locking depth. This is in agreement with sparse GPS measurements. The atmospheric delay corrections agree well with coarse contemporaneous modelled weather data, reinforcing the importance of correcting for atmospheric delays in InSAR studies of interseismic strain accumulation, particularly in areas of high topographic relief that strongly correlate with the expected tectonic signal. We also find that, in addition to the tropospheric water vapour `wet' delay, the hydrostatic `dry' delay makes a significant contribution to the signal.

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