Subpart 7B: Modelling of the earthquake related space-time behaviour of the stress field in the fault system of southern Iceland

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Associated contractor

Frank Roth

In the framework of PRENLAB, a model study was begun to obtain forward models of the stress field and stress changes in the South Iceland seismic zone (SISZ).

This proposal has the target to model the space-time development of the stress field using data on strain and stress changes from the other experiments and from databases. In detail, this aims at the modelling of: $\\$

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the changes in crustal strain and stress due to earthquakes and aseismic movement in the fault system of the SISZ.

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the formation and growth of faults and their interaction.

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the mutual influence between volcanic and earthquake activity, e.g. magmatic upwelling and shearing at fault zones. $\\$With the funding available, the following models are addressed: