The Kinematics of Deforming Central and East Asia

本研究是为了确定相对运动的运动学 用一种新的方法来改变中亚和东亚的面貌。 通过 将多项式函数拟合到观察到的平均块， 应变率，分析可以确定两个相对速度 以及在特定参考系内的旋转。 应变率 是由一个大的矩张量和 地震在这个世纪，并从第四纪滑动率 重大故障。 这种方法使科学家能够直接将 通常复杂的断层样式在广阔的区域， 大陆变形与板块的相对运动有关。 重要的是，它还允许调查的作用， 在适应这种相对运动方面存在缺陷。 这 研究是国家地震灾害的组成部分 减少方案。

This research is to determine the kinematics of relative motion within deforming Central and East Asia using a new method. By fitting a polynomial function to observed, average blocks of strain rate, the analysis can determine both relative velocities and rotations within specified reference frames. Strain rates are determined from a moment tensor summation of large earthquakes in this century, and from Quaternary slip rates on major faults. This method allows scientists to directly relate the often complicated styles of faulting over broad regions of continental deformation to the relative motion of the plates. Importantly, it also allows the investigation of the role the faults are playing in accommodating that relative motion. This research is a component of the National Earthquake Hazard Reduction Program.