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Kite - Software for Rapid Earthquake Source Optimisation from InSAR Surface Displacement

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Isken, Marius; Sudhaus, Henriette; Heimann, Sebastian; Steinberg, Andreas; Daout, Simon; Vasyura-Bathke, Hannes (2017): Kite - Software for Rapid Earthquake Source Optimisation from InSAR Surface Displacement. V. 0.1. GFZ Data Services. https://doi.org/10.5880/GFZ.2.1.2017.002

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I   N       R   E   V   I   E   W : Isken, Marius; Sudhaus, Henriette; Heimann, Sebastian; Steinberg, Andreas; Daout, Simon; Vasyura-Bathke, Hannes (2017): Kite - Software for Rapid Earthquake Source Optimisation from InSAR Surface Displacement. V. 0.1. GFZ Data Services. https://doi.org/10.5880/GFZ.2.1.2017.002

Abstract

We present a modular open-source software framework - kite (http://pyrocko.org), written in Python and C. The software enables rapid post-processing of space-born InSAR-derived surface displacement maps, swift parametrization and sub-sampling of the displacement measurements. With our package we aim to ease and streamline the optimization of earthquake source parameters from InSAR and GPS data and facilitate their joint optimization with seismological waveforms in combination with the pyrocko toolbox. Through such joint data optimizations from near- and far-field observations the determination of rupture parameters and processes will become more accurate and robust. Moreover, we present an intuitive kinematic deformation modelling sandbox for handling and manipulating various kinds of tectonic and volcanic deformation sources, interacting in elastic homogeneous or layered, full- or half-spaces.

Authors

  • Isken, Marius;Christian-Albrechts-Universität Kiel, Germany
  • Sudhaus, Henriette;GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Potsdam, Germany
  • Heimann, Sebastian;Christian-Albrechts-Universität Kiel, Germany
  • Steinberg, Andreas;Christian-Albrechts-Universität Kiel, Germany
  • Daout, Simon;Christian-Albrechts-Universität Kiel, Germany
  • Vasyura-Bathke, Hannes;King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia

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Keywords

InSAR, Software, Python, Earthquake modelling, Surface displacement, Surface displacement modelling

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License: GNU General Public License, Version 3, 29 June 2007, Copyright © 2017 Helmholtz Centre Potsdam GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences