Add mountains and shake: fault and earthquake pattern controls in active plate boundaries. (Old ID 27639)
Role
Principal Investigator
Description
Transpressional mountain building occurs when tectonic plate boundaries undergo shortening and shearing parallel and perpendicular to the plate boundary. Such regions are characterised by mountains, interacting fault networks, earthquakes, volcanoes and ore deposits. We aim to determine the fundamental physical processes that link topography, seismicity, volcanism and the evolution of fault networks in these mountain belts. This work will: determine fault patterns, seismic and volcanic hazards in transpressional mountain belts, determine how seismicity modulates fault pathways, determine how high topography affects fault networks, seismic and volcanic unrest, and provide a new framework for mineral exploration at these plate boundaries.
Date
01 Sep 2022 - 31 Aug 2025
Project Type
GRANT
Keywords
mountains
Funding Body
Australian Research Council
Amount
17500
Project Team
N/A