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Present-day surface deformation of the Alpine region inferred from geodetic techniques
Technische Universität München, Deutsches Geodätisches
Forschungsinstitut (DGFI-TUM), Arcisstr. 21, 80333 Munich, Germany
Christof Völksen
Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Erdmessung und Glaziologie,
Alfons-Goppel-Str. 11, 80539 Munich, Germany
Alexandr Sokolov
Technische Universität München, Deutsches Geodätisches
Forschungsinstitut (DGFI-TUM), Arcisstr. 21, 80333 Munich, Germany
Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Erdmessung und Glaziologie,
Alfons-Goppel-Str. 11, 80539 Munich, Germany
Herbert Arenz
Technische Universität München, Deutsches Geodätisches
Forschungsinstitut (DGFI-TUM), Arcisstr. 21, 80333 Munich, Germany
Florian Seitz
Technische Universität München, Deutsches Geodätisches
Forschungsinstitut (DGFI-TUM), Arcisstr. 21, 80333 Munich, Germany
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We provide a surface-kinematics model for the Alpine region based on high-level data analysis of 300 geodetic stations continuously operating over 12.4 years. This model includes a deformation model, a continuous velocity field, and a strain field consistently assessed for the entire Alpine mountain belt. Horizontal and vertical motion patterns are clearly identified and supported by uncertainties better than ±0.2 mm a−1 and ±0.3 mm a−1 in the horizontal and vertical components, respectively.
We provide a surface-kinematics model for the Alpine region based on high-level data analysis of...
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