[insar_wg] SSA Special Session

Dear Colleagues,

We'd like to call your attention to the following special session for the 2007 Seismological Society of America annual meeting, April 11-13 in Kona, Hawaii. Abstracts are due January 12, 2007. More information on the meeting can be found at: http://www.seismosoc.org/meetings/2007/.

Sincerely yours,

Andrea Donnellan and Jeff Freymueller

Mechanisms for Postseismic Deformation Determined through Observations and Modeling

Postseismic deformation, which may amount to a substantial amount of an earthquake's coseismic displacement, occurs through a variety of mechanisms. Important postseismic deformation mechanisms may include fault afterslip, viscoelastic relaxation, or poroelastic rebound, with timescales ranging from days to decades. Postseismic processes are likely non-linear and stress dependent rather than linear, as typically assumed. Discriminating between the processes requires precise, detailed measurements, in the timeframe near to the event and for years to decades following the event. We invite contributions showing postseismic observations on various timescales following earthquakes, such as from GPS and InSAR, as well as models of postseismic processes. Both observational and theoretical studies are welcomed. Contributions showing measurement strategies and requirements for revisit times are also encouraged.

Conveners

Andrea Donnellan
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology
Mail Stop 300-331
4800 Oak Grove Drive
Pasadena, CA 91109-8099
818-354-4737
E-mail: Andrea.Donnellan@jpl.nasa.gov

Jeff Freymueller
Geophysical Institute
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Fairbanks, AK 99775
907-474-7286
E-mail: jeff@iseis.alaska.edu