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Research article
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11 Jan 2019
Research article |
| 11 Jan 2019
| 11 Jan 2019
A semi-automated algorithm to quantify scarp morphology (SPARTA): application to normal faults in southern Malawi
School of Earth and Ocean Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
Centre for Observation and Modelling of Earthquakes, Volcanoes and
Tectonics (COMET), Leeds, UK
Juliet Biggs
School of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
Centre for Observation and Modelling of Earthquakes, Volcanoes and
Tectonics (COMET), Leeds, UK
Åke Fagereng
School of Earth and Ocean Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
Centre for Observation and Modelling of Earthquakes, Volcanoes and
Tectonics (COMET), Leeds, UK
Austin Elliott
Department of Earth Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
Centre for Observation and Modelling of Earthquakes, Volcanoes and
Tectonics (COMET), Leeds, UK
Hassan Mdala
Geological Survey Department, Mzuzu Regional Office, Mzuzu, Malawi
Felix Mphepo
Geological Survey Department, Mzuzu Regional Office, Mzuzu, Malawi
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- Comparing Slip Distribution of an Active Fault System at Various Timescales: Insights for the Evolution of the Mt. Vettore‐Mt. Bove Fault System in Central Apennines I. Puliti et al. 10.1029/2020TC006200
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- The Luangwa Rift Active Fault Database and fault reactivation along the southwestern branch of the East African Rift L. Wedmore et al. 10.5194/se-13-1731-2022
- Structural inheritance and border fault reactivation during active early-stage rifting along the Thyolo fault, Malawi L. Wedmore et al. 10.1016/j.jsg.2020.104097
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- Comparing intrarift and border fault structure in the Malawi Rift: Implications for normal fault growth M. Carpenter et al. 10.1016/j.jsg.2022.104761
- The Entire Crust can be Seismogenic: Evidence from Southern Malawi V. Stevens et al. 10.1029/2020TC006654
- Geologic and geodetic constraints on the magnitude and frequency of earthquakes along Malawi's active faults: the Malawi Seismogenic Source Model (MSSM) J. Williams et al. 10.5194/nhess-22-3607-2022
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- Use of small unmanned aerial vehicle (sUAV)-acquired topography for identifying and characterizing active normal faults along the Seerteng Shan, North China G. Rao et al. 10.1016/j.geomorph.2020.107168
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Short summary
This work attempts to create a semi-automated algorithm (called SPARTA) to calculate height, width and slope of surface breaks produced by earthquakes on faults. We developed the Python algorithm using synthetic catalogues, which can include noise features such as vegetation, hills and ditches, which mimic natural environments. We then apply the algorithm to four fault scarps in southern Malawi, at the southern end of the East African Rift system, to understand their earthquake potential.
This work attempts to create a semi-automated algorithm (called SPARTA) to calculate height,...
