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<str<strong>on</strong>g>First</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Internati<strong>on</strong>al</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>C<strong>on</strong>ference</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>on</strong> <strong>MOLDAVIAN</strong> <strong>RISKS</strong> - <strong>FROM</strong> GLOBAL TO LOCAL SCALE<br />

16-19 May 2012, Bacau, Romania<br />

A COMPARISON OF GPS SOLUTIONS FOR STRAIN AND<br />

SKS FAST DIRECTIONS: IMPLICATIONS FOR MODES OF<br />

SHEAR IN THE MANTLE OF A PLATE BOUNDARY ZONE<br />

Nicolas Houlié 1 , Tim Stern 2 , Calum Chamberlain 3<br />

1 University of Leeds, UK <strong>–</strong> ETH, Zurich<br />

2 University of Victoria, Wellingt<strong>on</strong>, NZ<br />

3 University of Leeds, UK<br />

Corresp<strong>on</strong>ding author: Nicolas Houlié, n.houlie@leeds.ac.uk<br />

Abstract: The strain rate field for New Zealand is computed using the GPS dataset from<br />

GEONET (NZ) collected during the last decade. Two c<strong>on</strong>trasting domains for shear in the<br />

mantle are inferred by comparing the principal shortening directi<strong>on</strong> with the fast directi<strong>on</strong><br />

of shear wave splitting. We interpret the mantle beneath the central-southern part of the<br />

South Island to have a significant comp<strong>on</strong>ent of pure shear linked to thickening of both the<br />

crust and mantle lithosphere. To the north, in c<strong>on</strong>trast, simple shear is dominant. We will<br />

present potentials applicati<strong>on</strong>s for the mantle dynamics of Western USA and Central<br />

Europe.<br />

Figure 1: Comparis<strong>on</strong> between shortening axes (GPS, red) and axis of fast polarisati<strong>on</strong> (SKS, blue).<br />

Key words: Lithosphere <strong>–</strong> Seismology <strong>–</strong> GPS <strong>–</strong> Strain <strong>–</strong> SKS -- Deformati<strong>on</strong>.<br />

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