由加利福尼亚州中部地下水枯竭所驱动的升起和地震性
Colin B Amos1, Pascal Audet2, William C Hammond3
1Geology Department, Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington 98225-9080, USA.
Nature
|May 16, 2014
概括
加利福尼亚州地下水耗尽
科学领域:
- 地质物理学 地质物理学
- 水文学的水文学
- 构造学 构造学 构造学 构造学
背景情况:
- 加利福尼亚州的圣若aquin谷面临地下水枯竭,导致土地沉降.
- 广泛的地下水损失大大减少了石层质量,影响了地变形和地震性.
- 之前的研究还没有充分探讨地下水枯竭的地震和变形影响.
研究的目的:
- 为了研究地下水枯竭和圣若金山谷地变形之间的关系.
- 分析地下水损失引起的升起对区域地震性的影响.
- 评估地下水枯竭对塞拉内华达山脉观测到的升起的贡献.
主要方法:
- 利用全球定位系统 (GPS) 的垂直测量来检测岩石升起.
- 采用弹性模型将提升与储水损失率相关联.
- 分析了山脉高度的季节性变化及其与断层压力的关系.
主要成果:
- 在南方的圣若金山谷周围观察到高达1-3毫米/年的岩石升起.
- 升起与地下水耗尽相关,符合弹性模型的预测.
- 邻近山脉的季节性升起影响了圣安德烈亚斯断层的压力.
结论:
- 地下水的枯竭是圣若金山谷地变形的一个重要驱动因素.
- 由于地下水损失导致的柔性升起可以调节附近断层的地震率.
- 塞拉内华达南部观察到的升起部分归因于人为造成的地下水枯竭.
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