Antarctic seismicity and neotectonics

99, is presented including records from the Global Seismic Network and recordings made at Antarctic seismic observatories and temporary stations. The results show a Iow but significant level of seismicity through the Trallsantarctic and across George V Land to Adelie Land. They also suggest some sei...

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Main Author: Anya M. Reading
Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 2002
Subjects:
Antarctic
Antarctic Peninsula
Byrd
George V Land
Marie Byrd Land
Ross Sea
The Antarctic
Weddell
Weddell Sea
Adelie Land
Antarc*
Online Access:http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.572.9984
http://eprints.utas.edu.au/1875/1/Reading_2002_Antarctic_Seismicity_%26_Neotectonics.pdf
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Summary:99, is presented including records from the Global Seismic Network and recordings made at Antarctic seismic observatories and temporary stations. The results show a Iow but significant level of seismicity through the Trallsantarctic and across George V Land to Adelie Land. They also suggest some seismic deformation is taking place in the Antarctic Peninsula, Weddell Sea, East Antarctic coast, and Ross Sea. No globally recorded events have occurred in Marie Byrd Land to date. Local recordings across the continent show that a denser distribution of recording stations is needed before drawing conclusions from areas of apparent Antarctic aseismicity. This review is one of the first contributions to the SCAR approved ANTEC initiative, which aims to co-ordinate work on neotectonic deformation across the continent.

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