Preliminary note on uplift rates gradient, seismic activity and possible implications for brittle tectonics and rockslide prone areas: The example of western Switzerland
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Title
Preliminary note on uplift rates gradient, seismic activity and possible implications for brittle tectonics and rockslide prone areas: The example of western Switzerland
Journal
Bulletin de la Société vaudoise des sciences naturelles
ISSN-L
0037-9603
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2003
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
88
Pages
401-420
Language
english
Abstract
Current uplifts of Switzerland calculated from geodetic leveling are
the results of the ongoing tectonic movements. The analysis of the
uplift velocity values indicates that they are compatible with the
global European tectonic stress field. The calculation of the gradient
vector norm of uplift permits to locate the areas of the highest
potential vertical shear strains. Results indicate that a correlation
exists between higher values of uplift gradient and historical earthquake
locations. Furthermore, fracturing as well as some landslide locations
can be related to the zones of differential uplift, as in the case
of the Randa rockslide.
the results of the ongoing tectonic movements. The analysis of the
uplift velocity values indicates that they are compatible with the
global European tectonic stress field. The calculation of the gradient
vector norm of uplift permits to locate the areas of the highest
potential vertical shear strains. Results indicate that a correlation
exists between higher values of uplift gradient and historical earthquake
locations. Furthermore, fracturing as well as some landslide locations
can be related to the zones of differential uplift, as in the case
of the Randa rockslide.
Keywords
Europe, Central Europe, Switzerland, modern, spatial distribution, maps, tectonic, ccontrol, landslides, fracturing, earthquakes, correlation, strain, shear, stress, fields, velocity analysis, leveling, rockslides, brittle tectonics, uplifts
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