期刊
REMOTE SENSING
卷 10, 期 6, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/rs10060943
关键词
Altyn Tagh Fault; InSAR; interseismic deformation; fault coupling; seismogenic asperity
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资金
- National Key Research and Development Program of China [2017YFC1500102]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [41604015]
- Spark Programs of Earthquake Sciences - China Earthquake Administration [XH17059]
The present-day kinematic features of the different segments of the Altyn Tagh Fault (ATF) have been well-studied using geodetic data. However, on the eastern segment of the ATF at 91.5-95 degrees E, high spatial resolution deformation has not been previously reported. Here, we processed 185 interferometric synthetic aperture radar (InSAR) images from three descending tracks of the C band ERS-1/2 and Envisat satellites spanning 1995-2011 and obtained the average deformation velocity field. Results show a left-lateral motion of similar to 4 mm/year along the fault-parallel direction across the ATF at 91.5-95 degrees E, which is consistent with Global Positioning System (GPS) observations. The slip deficit rate distribution at shallow depths was resolved through the InSAR deformation velocity using a discretized fault plane. The slip deficit is capable of an Mw 7.9 earthquake, considering the elapsed time of the latest M 7.0 event. Two potential asperities that could be nucleation sites or rupture areas of future earthquakes were delineated based on the coupling coefficient and seismicity distributions along the fault plane. The larger asperity extends more than 100 km along the ATF at depths of 8-12 km. Our InSAR observations support the undeformed blocks model of the Indo-Eurasian collisional mechanism at the northern margin of the Tibetan plateau.
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