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https://doi.org/10.5194/se-12-1661-2021
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https://doi.org/10.5194/se-12-1661-2021
© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
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Research article
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21 Jul 2021
Research article |
| 21 Jul 2021
| 21 Jul 2021
Present-day geodynamics of the Western Alps: new insights from earthquake mechanisms
Marguerite Mathey
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
University Grenoble Alpes, University Savoie Mont
Blanc, CNRS, IRD, IFSTTAR, ISTerre, Grenoble, 38000, France
Christian Sue
University Grenoble Alpes, University Savoie Mont
Blanc, CNRS, IRD, IFSTTAR, ISTerre, Grenoble, 38000, France
Chrono-Environnement Besançon, OSU THETA, University Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Besançon, 25000, France
Colin Pagani
Univ Lyon, Université Lyon 1, Ens de Lyon, CNRS, Lyon, 69000,
France
Stéphane Baize
IRSN, PSE-ENV/SCAN/BERSSIN, BP 17, Fontenay-aux-Roses,
92262, France
Andrea Walpersdorf
University Grenoble Alpes, University Savoie Mont
Blanc, CNRS, IRD, IFSTTAR, ISTerre, Grenoble, 38000, France
Thomas Bodin
Univ Lyon, Université Lyon 1, Ens de Lyon, CNRS, Lyon, 69000,
France
Laurent Husson
University Grenoble Alpes, University Savoie Mont
Blanc, CNRS, IRD, IFSTTAR, ISTerre, Grenoble, 38000, France
Estelle Hannouz
University Grenoble Alpes, University Savoie Mont
Blanc, CNRS, IRD, IFSTTAR, ISTerre, Grenoble, 38000, France
Bertrand Potin
Departamento de Geofìsica, Universidad de Chile, Blanco
Encalada 2002, Santiago, 8320000, Chile
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Short summary
This work features the highest-resolution seismic stress and strain fields available at the present time for the analysis of the active crustal deformation of the Western Alps. In this paper, we address a large dataset of newly computed focal mechanisms from a statistical standpoint, which allows us to suggest a joint control from far-field forces and from buoyancy forces on the present-day deformation of the Western Alps.
This work features the highest-resolution seismic stress and strain fields available at the...
