The influence of small stresses on the dynamics of glaciers and subduction zones

• Main Author: Walter, Jacob I.
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: University of California, Santa Cruz 2012
• Subjects: Geophysics|Geomorphology; Antarctic; Greenland; Whillans; Antarc*; Antarctica; glacier; Ice Stream A; Iceberg*; Sea ice
• Online Access: http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3540860

The fast flow of glaciers and rupture of earthquakes on subduction zones both occur at interfaces notoriously difficult to observe. When slip events occur on such interfaces, elastic energy is radiated in the form of seismic waves. Here, we analyze these and other signals, such as continuous GPS, fo...