Contemporary tectonic motion of the eastern Snake River Plain: A campaign global positioning system study

A comparison of precision campaign GPS data from 1995 and 2004 from 10 benchmarks on the eastern Snake River Plain (eSRP) has revealed that the province moved 2.8 ± 0.3 mm/a to the SW (232.4 ± 6.3°) relative to a fixed North American reference frame. The benchmarks had no measurable displacement rel...

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Published in:Tectonics (Washington, D.C.) D.C.), 2007-12, Vol.26 (6), p.np-n/a
Main Authors: Chadwick, D. J., Payne, S. J., Van Hove, T., Rodgers, D. W.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
ACCURACY
BENCHMARKS
BOREHOLES
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
Freshwater
GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM
GPS
RESOLUTION
RIFT ZONES
SNAKE RIVER PLAIN
TECTONICS
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Summary:A comparison of precision campaign GPS data from 1995 and 2004 from 10 benchmarks on the eastern Snake River Plain (eSRP) has revealed that the province moved 2.8 ± 0.3 mm/a to the SW (232.4 ± 6.3°) relative to a fixed North American reference frame. The benchmarks had no measurable displacement relative to one another at the resolution of the GPS during the 9‐annum study, evidence that the province moves as a rigid, nonextending block. This scenario is supported by the aseismic nature of the province and the lack of measurable horizontal stress in boreholes. However, an additional small component of intraplain extension must also be invoked to account for the observed NW‐trending volcanic rift zones that transect the eSRP. We suggest that intraplain extension is too slow (
ISSN:0278-7407
1944-9194
DOI:10.1029/2005TC001914