Displacement field and fault model for the September 7, 1999 Athens earthquake inferred from ERS2 satellite radar interferometry

Kontoes, C; Elias, P; Sykioti, O; Briole, P; Remy, D; Sachpazi, M; Veis, G; Kotsis, I

dc.contributor.author	Kontoes, C	en
dc.contributor.author	Elias, P	en
dc.contributor.author	Sykioti, O	en
dc.contributor.author	Briole, P	en
dc.contributor.author	Remy, D	en
dc.contributor.author	Sachpazi, M	en
dc.contributor.author	Veis, G	en
dc.contributor.author	Kotsis, I	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:15:33Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:15:33Z
dc.date.issued	2000	en
dc.identifier.issn	0094-8276	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/13583
dc.subject	Fault Model	en
dc.subject	Radar Interferometry	en
dc.subject.classification	Geosciences, Multidisciplinary	en
dc.title	Displacement field and fault model for the September 7, 1999 Athens earthquake inferred from ERS2 satellite radar interferometry	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1029/2000GL008510	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2000GL008510	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2000	en
heal.abstract	On September 7, 1999, a moderate (M-n = 5.9) normal faulting earthquake occurred in the northwest of Athens (Hellas) causing heavy damages and casualties. Using interferometric combinations of ERS2 SAR images, we analyzed the coseismic deformation field. Two fringes are observed south of the Fill mountain, up to the coastline of the Elefsis gulf. They correspond to 56 mm increase in slant range. Modeling the earthquake as a dislocation in an elastic half-space, we inverted the interferometric data to assess the fault location and geometry and the amplitude of the coseismic slip. The model suggests similar to 300 mm slip on an 18 km long blind fault composed of two pieces. The intersection of the fault plane with the Earth surface is located in the Fill mountain with a similar to N120 degrees orientation.	en
heal.publisher	AMER GEOPHYSICAL UNION	en
heal.journalName	GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1029/2000GL008510	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000166311700007	en
dc.identifier.volume	27	en
dc.identifier.issue	24	en
dc.identifier.spage	3989	en
dc.identifier.epage	3992	en