Present-day uplift of the European Alps: Evaluating mechanisms and models of their relative contributions

P Sternai, C Sue, L Husson, E Serpelloni… - Earth-Science …, 2019 - Elsevier
Recent measurements of surface vertical displacements of the European Alps show a
correlation between vertical velocities and topographic features, with widespread uplift at …

Time-dependent recurrence of strong earthquake shaking near plate boundaries: A lake sediment perspective

J Moernaut - Earth-Science Reviews, 2020 - Elsevier
Accurate probabilistic seismic hazard analysis requires a good knowledge of the recurrence
parameters of the strongest earthquakes in a region. Due to the typical short temporal span …

Surface velocities and strain-rates in the Euro-Mediterranean region from massive GPS data processing

E Serpelloni, A Cavaliere, L Martelli, F Pintori… - Frontiers in Earth …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
In this work we present and discuss new geodetic velocity and strain-rate fields for the Euro-
Mediterranean region obtained from the analysis of continuous GNSS stations. We describe …

3D GNSS velocity field sheds light on the deformation mechanisms in Europe: Effects of the vertical crustal motion on the distribution of seismicity

J Piña‐Valdés, A Socquet, C Beauval… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Crustal deformation and seismicity in Europe are still poorly understood. Seismic activity is
classically ascribed to crustal strain rates generated by edge‐driven tectonic forces …

Tectonic evolution of the Eastern Southern Alps (Italy): A reappraisal from new structural data and geochronological constraints

M Curzi, G Viola, C Zuccari, L Aldega, A Billi… - …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Eastern Southern Alps fold‐and‐thrust belt (ESA) is part of the seismically
active S‐verging retro‐wedge of the European Alps. Its temporal tectonic evolution during …

Database of active faults in Slovenia: compiling a new active fault database at the junction between the Alps, the Dinarides and the Pannonian Basin tectonic domains

J Atanackov, P Jamšek Rupnik, J Jež… - Frontiers in Earth …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
We present the compilation of a new database of active faults in Slovenia, aiming at
introducing geological data for the first time as input for a new national seismic hazard …

[HTML][HTML] Strain and moment rates from GPS and seismological data in northern Iran: implications for an evaluation of stress trajectories and probabilistic fault rupture …

A Rashidi, R Derakhshani - Remote Sensing, 2022 - mdpi.com
This study provides a multi-disciplinary overview of the seismology and geodetic data with
tectonics analysis in order to provide an evaluation of stress trajectories, and probabilistic …

Present-day stress field, strain rate field and seismicity of the Pannonian region: overview and integrated analysis

K Porkoláb, E Békési, E Győri, T Broerse… - Geological Society …, 2025 - lyellcollection.org
We present an overview of recent findings on the seismicity, stress field and strain rate field
of the Pannonian region. We furthermore show new inferences for deformation mechanisms …

[HTML][HTML] Orogenic lithosphere and slabs in the greater Alpine area–interpretations based on teleseismic P-wave tomography

MR Handy, SM Schmid, M Paffrath, W Friederich… - Solid Earth, 2021 - se.copernicus.org
Based on recent results of AlpArray, we propose a new model of Alpine collision that
involves subduction and detachment of thick (∼ 180 km) European lithosphere. Our …

Applicability of cost-effective GNSS sensors for crustal deformation studies

L Tunini, D Zuliani, A Magrin - Sensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
The geodetic monitoring of the continuous crustal deformation in a particular region has
traditionally been the prerogative of the scientific communities capable of affording high …