The Miocene-to-present kinematic evolution of the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East and its implications for dynamics

X Le Pichon, C Kreemer - Annual Review of Earth and Planetary …, 2010 - annualreviews.org
The present kinematics in the eastern Mediterranean and Middle East is now well
constrained by GPS measurements and dominated by a circular counterclockwise motion …

Earthquake cycle deformation and the Moho: Implications for the rheology of continental lithosphere

TJ Wright, JR Elliott, H Wang, I Ryder - Tectonophysics, 2013 - Elsevier
The last 20 years has seen a dramatic improvement in the quantity and quality of geodetic
measurements of the earthquake loading cycle. In this paper we compile and review these …

A geodetic plate motion and Global Strain Rate Model

C Kreemer, G Blewitt, EC Klein - Geochemistry, Geophysics …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
We present a new global model of plate motions and strain rates in plate boundary zones
constrained by horizontal geodetic velocities. This Global Strain Rate Model (GSRM v. 2.1) …

An up-to-date crustal deformation map of Iran using integrated campaign-mode and permanent GPS velocities

F Khorrami, P Vernant, F Masson… - Geophysical Journal …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
We present the most extensive and up-to-date unified GPS velocity field for Iran. We
processed the data collected during 10 yr (2006–2015) from the Iranian Permanent GNSS …

High‐resolution lithospheric structure of the Zagros collision zone and Iranian Plateau

MA Irandoust, K Priestley… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
From a joint analysis of fundamental mode Rayleigh wave group velocities and P‐wave
receiver functions, we derive a new, high‐resolution 3D shear‐wave velocity (Vs) model for …

Large-scale velocity field and strain tensor in Iran inferred from GPS measurements: new insight for the present-day deformation pattern within NE Iran

F Masson, M Anvari, Y Djamour… - Geophysical Journal …, 2007 - academic.oup.com
A network of 26 GPS sites was implemented in Iran and Northern Oman to measure
displacements in this part of the Arabia-Eurasia collision zone. We present the GPS velocity …

[HTML][HTML] Strain and moment rates from GPS and seismological data in northern Iran: implications for an evaluation of stress trajectories and probabilistic fault rupture …

A Rashidi, R Derakhshani - Remote Sensing, 2022 - mdpi.com
This study provides a multi-disciplinary overview of the seismology and geodetic data with
tectonics analysis in order to provide an evaluation of stress trajectories, and probabilistic …

Present‐day kinematics and fault slip rates in eastern Iran, derived from 11 years of GPS data

A Walpersdorf, I Manighetti, Z Mousavi… - Journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
We analyze new GPS data spanning 11 years at 92 stations in eastern Iran. We use these
data to analyze the present‐day kinematics and the slip rates on most seismogenic faults in …

Cumulative right-lateral fault slip rate across the Zagros—Makran transfer zone: role of the Minab—Zendan fault system in accommodating Arabia—Eurasia …

V Regard, O Bellier, JC Thomas… - Geophysical Journal …, 2005 - academic.oup.com
Summary The Zendan—Minab zone is the transition zone between the Zagros collision to
the west and Makran subduction to the east. It is also linked to the north with the Nayband …

Megathrust and accretionary wedge properties and behaviour in the Makran subduction zone

C Penney, F Tavakoli, A Saadat… - Geophysical Journal …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
We study the Makran subduction zone, along the southern coasts of Iran and Pakistan, to
gain insights into the kinematics and dynamics of accretionary prism deformation. By …