Measurement of surface deformation in the Northern Tien Shan with InSar and GPS (Project in progress)(GeoScience)
Organizations who response for the project from Russian side:
Research Station in Bishkek, Russian Ac.Sci
Principal Investigator: Dr. A.V.Zubovich
Organizations who response for the project from US side:
San Diego State University, Geological Faculty
Principal InvestigatorUSA: Dr. Rober Mellors
Description:
Applicants proposed to investigate ground deformation in the North Tien Shan Mountains of Central Asia using a combination of interferometric synthetic aperture radar (INSAR) and Global Positioning System (GPS) data.
The goals are to measure a range of deformation including continuous tectonic crustal deformation, episodic events associated with earthquakes, and ongoing slope failure events. The effort will be concentrated on selected target areas with known high regional deformation rates (from previous GPS studies) and areas of slope failure.
The purpose is to two fold: investigating the linkage between strain and seismicity in thrust areas by increase the spatial resolution of strain measurements for seismic hazard assessment and to monitor areas at risk for landslides.
