Coseismic Deformation Field of the Mw 7.3 12 November 2017 Sarpol-e Zahab (Iran) Earthquake: A Decoupling Horizon in the Northern Zagros Mountains Inferred from InSAR Observations
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Data Processing
2.1. Across-Track Interferometry
2.2. Offset Tracking
3. Fault Geometry and Slip Distribution
4. Discussion
4.1. Comparison of the Slip Models
4.2. Geodynamics Implication
4.3. Field Survey
4.3.1. Mela-Kabod Landslide
4.3.2. Rockslides
4.3.3. Secondary Faulting
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Vajedian, S.; Motagh, M.; Mousavi, Z.; Motaghi, K.; Fielding, E.J.; Akbari, B.; Wetzel, H.-U.; Darabi, A. Coseismic Deformation Field of the Mw 7.3 12 November 2017 Sarpol-e Zahab (Iran) Earthquake: A Decoupling Horizon in the Northern Zagros Mountains Inferred from InSAR Observations. Remote Sens. 2018, 10, 1589. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs10101589
Vajedian S, Motagh M, Mousavi Z, Motaghi K, Fielding EJ, Akbari B, Wetzel H-U, Darabi A. Coseismic Deformation Field of the Mw 7.3 12 November 2017 Sarpol-e Zahab (Iran) Earthquake: A Decoupling Horizon in the Northern Zagros Mountains Inferred from InSAR Observations. Remote Sensing. 2018; 10(10):1589. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs10101589
Chicago/Turabian StyleVajedian, Sanaz, Mahdi Motagh, Zahra Mousavi, Khalil Motaghi, Eric. J. Fielding, Bahman Akbari, Hans-Ulrich Wetzel, and Aliakbar Darabi. 2018. "Coseismic Deformation Field of the Mw 7.3 12 November 2017 Sarpol-e Zahab (Iran) Earthquake: A Decoupling Horizon in the Northern Zagros Mountains Inferred from InSAR Observations" Remote Sensing 10, no. 10: 1589. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs10101589