On October 17th, 2016, a Ms6,2 earthquake occurred in Zaduo County of Qinghai Province, China. The aim of this study is to use synthetic aperture radar （SAR） technology aboard the Sentinel-lA satellite to obtain hig...On October 17th, 2016, a Ms6,2 earthquake occurred in Zaduo County of Qinghai Province, China. The aim of this study is to use synthetic aperture radar （SAR） technology aboard the Sentinel-lA satellite to obtain high-resolution co-seismic surface displacement data and then to confirm the geometric parameters of the fault and slip distribution model. To this end, linear and non-linear inversion algorithms based on an elastic half-space dislocation model were used. The results showed that a distributed slip model can explain the surface deformation field measured by InSAR very well. The surface deformation field caused by the earthquake was an oval-shaped region of subsidence with a maximum displacement of 5 cm along the line of sight of the radar waves. This earthquake was mainly the result of a normal-slip fault process with 72°N strike and 65% dip. The slip was mainly concentrated at depths of 9-15 kin. The maximum slip was 0.17 m, located at a depth of 12 km. The moment magnitude given by inversion was Mw5.9. This was basically in agreement with the moment magnitudes and surface magnitudes measured by USGS and CENC.展开更多
Based on tree-ring samples collected from Zaduo area in southern Qinghai Province, a 646-year ring-width series was established. Using response function, correlation function and partial correlation analysis we found ...Based on tree-ring samples collected from Zaduo area in southern Qinghai Province, a 646-year ring-width series was established. Using response function, correlation function and partial correlation analysis we found that the ring-width series is sensitive most to May and June mean maximum air temperature at Zaduo meteorological stations and the correlation is significantly negative. Therefore, May-June mean maximum air temperature in Zaduo area since 1360 is reconstructed using this ring-width series. The regression equation was cross-validated in the calibration period of 1961-2005. The calibration equation can explain 59.8% of the total variance. Since high temperature could reinforce evapotranspiration and result in water stress, the high values are more reliable than the low values in the reconstructed series. By further analyzing upon the reconstructed series, it shows that on the in-ter-annual scale there are 6 periods with higher temperature: 1438-1455, 1572-1612, 1684-1700, 1730-1754, 1812-1829 and 1853-1886; while there are 5 periods with lower temperature: 1547-1571, 1701-1729, 1755-1777, 1830-1852 and 1887-1910. There is no significant rising of temperature in recent 50 years. By comparison with the rings-width series nearby which are also sensitive to the mean maximum air temperature and the mean maximum temperature reconstruction by ring-widths, it is found that the variation of inter-annual scale is fairly common in the region.展开更多
1研究背景。已有研究表明,b值主要取决于震源区应力状况和介质性质,并与应力呈反比关系(Scholz,1968;Wyss,1973;Urbancic et al,1992),b值高,表示区域平均应力低,b值低,则区域平均应力高。因此b值可以作为衡量区域应力水平的一个指标(Wy...1研究背景。已有研究表明,b值主要取决于震源区应力状况和介质性质,并与应力呈反比关系(Scholz,1968;Wyss,1973;Urbancic et al,1992),b值高,表示区域平均应力低,b值低,则区域平均应力高。因此b值可以作为衡量区域应力水平的一个指标(Wyss et al,2000),用于地震危险区判定。展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 41604015)
文摘On October 17th, 2016, a Ms6,2 earthquake occurred in Zaduo County of Qinghai Province, China. The aim of this study is to use synthetic aperture radar （SAR） technology aboard the Sentinel-lA satellite to obtain high-resolution co-seismic surface displacement data and then to confirm the geometric parameters of the fault and slip distribution model. To this end, linear and non-linear inversion algorithms based on an elastic half-space dislocation model were used. The results showed that a distributed slip model can explain the surface deformation field measured by InSAR very well. The surface deformation field caused by the earthquake was an oval-shaped region of subsidence with a maximum displacement of 5 cm along the line of sight of the radar waves. This earthquake was mainly the result of a normal-slip fault process with 72°N strike and 65% dip. The slip was mainly concentrated at depths of 9-15 kin. The maximum slip was 0.17 m, located at a depth of 12 km. The moment magnitude given by inversion was Mw5.9. This was basically in agreement with the moment magnitudes and surface magnitudes measured by USGS and CENC.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (40599424)Sichuan Meteorological Bureau (08-02) and Institute of Plateau Meteorology,China Meteorological Administration (BROP200 810)
文摘Based on tree-ring samples collected from Zaduo area in southern Qinghai Province, a 646-year ring-width series was established. Using response function, correlation function and partial correlation analysis we found that the ring-width series is sensitive most to May and June mean maximum air temperature at Zaduo meteorological stations and the correlation is significantly negative. Therefore, May-June mean maximum air temperature in Zaduo area since 1360 is reconstructed using this ring-width series. The regression equation was cross-validated in the calibration period of 1961-2005. The calibration equation can explain 59.8% of the total variance. Since high temperature could reinforce evapotranspiration and result in water stress, the high values are more reliable than the low values in the reconstructed series. By further analyzing upon the reconstructed series, it shows that on the in-ter-annual scale there are 6 periods with higher temperature: 1438-1455, 1572-1612, 1684-1700, 1730-1754, 1812-1829 and 1853-1886; while there are 5 periods with lower temperature: 1547-1571, 1701-1729, 1755-1777, 1830-1852 and 1887-1910. There is no significant rising of temperature in recent 50 years. By comparison with the rings-width series nearby which are also sensitive to the mean maximum air temperature and the mean maximum temperature reconstruction by ring-widths, it is found that the variation of inter-annual scale is fairly common in the region.
文摘1研究背景。已有研究表明,b值主要取决于震源区应力状况和介质性质,并与应力呈反比关系(Scholz,1968;Wyss,1973;Urbancic et al,1992),b值高,表示区域平均应力低,b值低,则区域平均应力高。因此b值可以作为衡量区域应力水平的一个指标(Wyss et al,2000),用于地震危险区判定。
