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Joint inversion of ground gravity data and satellite gravity gradients between Nepal and Bhutan: New insights on structural and seismic segmentation of the Himalayan arc / Rodolphe Cattin in Physics and chemistry of the Earth (A/B/C), vol 123 (October 2021)  

Public [article]  inPhysics and chemistry of the Earth (A/B/C) > vol 123 (October 2021) . - n° 103002 Titre : Joint inversion of ground gravity data and satellite gravity gradients between Nepal and Bhutan: New insights on structural and seismic segmentation of the Himalayan arc Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Rodolphe Cattin, Auteur ; Théo Berthet, Auteur ; György Hetényi, Auteur ; Anita Thea Saraswati, Auteur ; Isabelle Panet , Auteur ; Stéphane Mazzotti, Auteur ; Cécilia Cadio, Auteur ; Matthieu Ferry, Auteur Année de publication : 2021 Projets : TOPO-Extreme / Cattin, Rodolphe, TOSCA / Cattin, Rodolphe Article en page(s) : n° 103002 Note générale : bibliographie This work was supported by grants from the Agence Nationale de la Recherche ANR-18-CE01-0017 and CNES TOSCA, as well as the Swiss National Science Foundation grant PP00P2_157627 (project OROG3NY). Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Applications de géodésie spatiale [Termes IGN] Bhoutan [Termes IGN] gradient de gravitation [Termes IGN] gravimétrie spatiale [Termes IGN] Himalaya [Termes IGN] levé gravimétrique [Termes IGN] Népal [Termes IGN] séisme Résumé : (auteur) Along-strike variation in the geometry of lithospheric structures is a key control parameter for the occurrence and propagation of major interplate earthquakes in subduction and collision zones. The lateral segmentation of the Himalayan arc is now well-established from various observations, including topography, gravity anomalies, exhumation rates, and present-day seismic activity. Good knowledge of the main geometric features of these segments and their boundaries is thus the next step to improve seismic hazard assessment in this area. Following recent studies, we focus our approach on the transition zone between Nepal and Bhutan where both M > 8 earthquakes and changes in the geometry of the Indian plate have been documented. Ground gravity data sets are combined with satellite gravity gradients provided by the GOCE mission (Gravity Field and Steady-State Ocean Circulation Explorer) in a joint inversion to assess the location and the geometry of this transition. We obtain a ca. 10 km wide transition zone located at the western border of Bhutan that is aligned with the Madhupur fault in the foreland and coincides with the Dhubri–Chungthang fault zone and the Yadong-Gulu rift in Himalaya and southern Tibet, respectively. This sharp segment boundary at depth can act as a barrier to earthquake rupture propagation. It can possibly restrict the size of large earthquakes and thus reduce the occurrence probability of M > 9 earthquakes along the Main Himalayan Thrust. Numéro de notice : A2021-500 Affiliation des auteurs : UMR IPGP-Géod+Ext (2020- ) Thématique : POSITIONNEMENT Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.1016/j.pce.2021.103002 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pce.2021.103002 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=98261 [article]

From space to lithosphere: inversion of the GOCE gravity gradients. Supply to the Earth’s interior study / Matthieu Plasman in Geophysical journal international, vol 223 n° 1 (October 2020)  

Public [article]  inGeophysical journal international > vol 223 n° 1 (October 2020) . - pp 398 - 419 Titre : From space to lithosphere: inversion of the GOCE gravity gradients. Supply to the Earth’s interior study Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Matthieu Plasman, Auteur ; Christel Tiberi, Auteur ; Cécilia Cadio, Auteur ; Anita Thea Saraswati, Auteur ; Gwendoline Pajot-Métivier , Auteur ; Michel Diament , Auteur Année de publication : 2020 Projets : 3-projet - voir note / Cattin, Rodolphe Article en page(s) : pp 398 - 419 Note générale : bibliographie TOSCA project financing (PIGGS project) Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Géodésie physique [Termes IGN] anomalie de pesanteur [Termes IGN] données GOCE [Termes IGN] géophysique interne [Termes IGN] gradient de gravitation [Termes IGN] gravimétrie spatiale [Termes IGN] lithosphère [Termes IGN] problème inverse Résumé : (auteur) The emergence of high resolution satellite measurements of the gravitational field (GOCE mission) offers promising perspectives for the study of the Earth’s interior. These new data call for the development of innovant analysis and interpretation methods. Here we combine a forward prism computation with a Bayesian resolution approach to invert for these gravity gradient data configuration. We apply and test our new method on satellite data configuration, that is 225 km height with a global and homogeneous geographic distribution. We first quantify the resolution of our method according to both data and parametrization characteristics. It appears that for reasonable density contrast values (0.1 g cm−3) crustal structures have to be wider than ∼28 km to be detectable in the GOCE signal. Deeper bodies are distinguishable for greater size (35 km size at 50 km depth, ∼80 km at 300 km depth). We invert the six tensor components, among which five are independent. By carefully testing each of them and their different combinations, we enlighten a trade off between the recovery of data and the sensitivity to inversion parameters. We particularly discussed this characteristic in terms of geometry of the synthetic model tested (structures orientation, 3-D geometry, etc.). In terms of RMS value, each component is always better explained if inverted solely, but the result is strongly affected by the inversion parametrization (smoothing, variances, etc.). On the contrary, the simultaneous inversion of several components displays a significant improvement for the global tensor recovery, more dependent on data than on density variance or on smoothness control. Comparing gravity and gradient inversions, we highlight the superiority of the GG data to better reproduce the structures especially in terms of vertical location. We successfully test our method on a realistic case of a complex subduction case for both gradient and gravity data. While the imaging of small crustal structures requires terrestrial gravity data set, the longest wavelength of the slab is well recovered with both data sets. The precision and homogeneous coverage of GOCE data however, counterbalance the heterogeneous and often quite non-existence coverage of terrestrial gravity data. This is particularly true in large areas which requires a coherent assemblage of heterogeneous data sets, or in high relief, vegetally covered and offshore zones. Numéro de notice : A2020-823 Affiliation des auteurs : UMR IPGP-Géod+Ext (2020- ) Autre URL associée : vers HAL Thématique : POSITIONNEMENT Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.1093/gji/ggaa318 Date de publication en ligne : 26/06/2020 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1093/gji/ggaa318 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=97260 [article]