Articles | Volume 13, issue 8
https://doi.org/10.5194/se-13-1281-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/se-13-1281-2022
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12 Aug 2022
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How do differences in interpreting seismic images affect estimates of geological slip rates?

Wan-Lin Hu

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Subject area: Tectonic plate interactions, magma genesis, and lithosphere deformation at all scales | Editorial team: Structural geology and tectonics, paleoseismology, rock physics, experimental deformation | Discipline: Structural geology
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Having a seismic image is generally expected to enable us to better determine fault geometry and thus estimate geological slip rates accurately. However, the process of interpreting seismic images may introduce unintended uncertainties, which have not yet been widely discussed. Here, a case of a shear fault-bend fold in the frontal Himalaya is used to demonstrate how differences in interpretations can affect the following estimates of slip rates and dependent conclusions.