Slow Deformation and Transmission of Stress in the Earth

Title Page
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Copyright
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Contents
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Preface......Page 7
Introduction
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A Review of the Theory of Glacial Iscztasy......Page 11
The Effects of the Earth's Rotation......Page 12
Results......Page 14
References......Page 15
Introduction......Page 17
Displacements......Page 19
Centrifugal Force......Page 20
Theoretical Derivation of the Earth's Shape......Page 21
Results for the Geoid, Topoid,and Unrelaxed Hydroid......Page 22
Discussion and Conclusions......Page 24
References......Page 25
Introductio......Page 26
Mathematical Model......Page 27
MSL Dat......Page 28
Min/mizatioonf SystematLice velinE? rrors......Page 30
Coseismic Motion on VancouveIrs land......Page 31
Applicationt o the Pacific Northwest......Page 32
References......Page 36
The Problem: Deformation of the Crust withDistributed Fault Sets......Page 39
Kinematics......Page 41
Mechanics......Page 42
Relevance to Geodynamics......Page 48
Relevance to EarthquakPe rediction......Page 50
SomeO utstanding Problems......Page 52
References......Page 53
Thermal-convection Model......Page 55
Absolute Motions of Plates and Their Harmonic Expansion......Page 57
Computation Models and Results......Page 59
References......Page 61
Introduction......Page 63
Transient Creep......Page 64
Cottrell Creep and Transformation Plasticity......Page 65
Dynamic Recrystallization......Page 67
Volatiles and Chemical Environment......Page 68
Conclusions......Page 69
References......Page 70
Introduction......Page 72
Main Theory for LBM......Page 73
Some Facts From Convex Analysis......Page 74
References......Page 75
Tectonic Setting......Page 77
San Benito Network......Page 79
CoalingaT rilaterationN etwork......Page 82
PrincipalD irections of Strain and Stress......Page 84
Relation of Deformation East of the San Andreas Fault to theAccommodation of Plate Motion......Page 86
Summary......Page 88
DYNAP Method......Page 89
References......Page 90
Introduction......Page 93
Methods of investigation......Page 95
Reliability of derived data......Page 96
Interpretation of results......Page 97
According to this......Page 99
References......Page 101
Approach......Page 102
Movement Map......Page 104
Further Refine m ents in the Mathematical Modelfor Episodic Movement Coefficient......Page 106
Analysis of Data......Page 107
Statistical Results......Page 109
Episodic Motion......Page 110
References......Page 111
Approach......Page 112
Data Availability and its Analysis......Page 114
Statistical Test for Mathematical Model......Page 115
Interpretation of Strain Pattern......Page 116
Interpretation of Other Related Strain Para meters......Page 117
References......Page 118
RheologicaMl odels......Page 120
Time-dependent GravitationaCl oefficients......Page 121
Results......Page 123
Leveling Analysis Method......Page 129
Vertical Movement of Izu Peninsula......Page 131
Slow gigration of Vertical goremerits......Page 132
Vertical Crustal Movement of Northeastern Japan......Page 134
Couplingo f Island Arc Plate and SubductingP late......Page 136
References......Page 141