Colin Amos
Colin.Amos@wwu.edu
poster/demo
Authors: Colin Amos, Pascal Audet, William Hammond, Roland Bürgmann, Ingrid Johanson, and Geoffrey Blewitt
Title: Uplift and seismicity driven by groundwater depletion in central California
Abstract: Vertical GPS rates spanning central California show modest uplift of Sierra Nevada and Coast Range mountains, as well as rapid subsidence of the San Joaquin Valley. Elastic modeling demonstrates that loss of groundwater in the valley leads to flexural uplift of the valley, and may change the stress state surrounding the San Andreas Fault. As such, we highlight a new and potentially important link between human activities and solid earth deformation.
References: See Amos et al., 2014, Nature 509, 483–486, doi:10.1038/nature13275
Groundwater Loss and Uplift Poster (Acrobat (PDF) 4MB Jun19 14)
Groundwater Loss and Uplift Teaser Slides (PowerPoint 2007 (.pptx) 4.2MB Jun19 14)
Colin.Amos@wwu.edu
poster/demo
Authors: Colin Amos, Pascal Audet, William Hammond, Roland Bürgmann, Ingrid Johanson, and Geoffrey Blewitt
Title: Uplift and seismicity driven by groundwater depletion in central California
Abstract: Vertical GPS rates spanning central California show modest uplift of Sierra Nevada and Coast Range mountains, as well as rapid subsidence of the San Joaquin Valley. Elastic modeling demonstrates that loss of groundwater in the valley leads to flexural uplift of the valley, and may change the stress state surrounding the San Andreas Fault. As such, we highlight a new and potentially important link between human activities and solid earth deformation.
References: See Amos et al., 2014, Nature 509, 483–486, doi:10.1038/nature13275
Groundwater Loss and Uplift Poster (Acrobat (PDF) 4MB Jun19 14)
Groundwater Loss and Uplift Teaser Slides (PowerPoint 2007 (.pptx) 4.2MB Jun19 14)