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Kinematic History of a Salient-recess Junction Explored through a Combined Approach of Field Data and Analog Sandbox Modeling
Published on: August 5, 2016
Resumen
Algunos terremotos exhiben complejos patrones de ondas sísmicas que no se explican por un solo deslizamiento de falla. La investigación investiga si las múltiples complejidades de fallas u otros mecanismos, especialmente en áreas volcánicas, explican estos eventos no dobles.
Área de la Ciencia:
- La geofísica es la geofísica.
- Sismología Sismología Sismología.
- Ciencia de los terremotos Ciencia de los terremotos Ciencia de los terremotos Ciencia de los terremotos
Sus antecedentes:
- Las observaciones sismológicas revelan patrones de ondas sísmicas de terremotos inconsistentes con un simple deslizamiento de falla plana.
- Ciertos comportamientos sísmicos requieren explicaciones más allá del modelo estándar de falla de doble par.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Para investigar los mecanismos físicos detrás de los terremotos no dobles.
- Para determinar si la complejidad de la falla explica adecuadamente la mayoría de los eventos sísmicos no dobles observados.
- Para evaluar la prevalencia de los componentes de no doble par en los terremotos ordinarios.
Principales métodos:
- Análisis de las observaciones sismológicas de los patrones de ondas sísmicas.
- Modelado de la propagación de ondas sísmicas de sistemas complejos de fallas.
- Comparación de los datos sísmicos observados con modelos teóricos de la complejidad de las fallas.
Principales resultados:
- Los patrones de ondas sísmicas observados en algunos terremotos no pueden explicarse por el deslizamiento en una sola falla plana.
- Se requieren múltiples mecanismos físicos para explicar la diversidad de los terremotos no dobles.
- La complejidad de las fallas, que implica la liberación de tensiones en múltiples superficies de fallas no paralelas, es una explicación primaria.
Conclusiones:
- La complejidad de las fallas ofrece una explicación sencilla para muchos terremotos no dobles.
- Se pueden requerir mecanismos alternativos para casos específicos, como terremotos poco profundos en regiones volcánicas / geotérmicas.
- La investigación en curso tiene como objetivo cuantificar el papel de la complejidad de las fallas y los componentes no dobles en todos los tipos de terremotos.
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