Reply [to “Comment on ‘Crustal deformation measured in Southern California’”]

Crustal Deformation in Great California Earthquake Cycles

Periodic crustal deformation associated with repeated strike-slip earthquakes is computed for the following model; A depth L (< H) extending downward from the Earth's surface at a transform boundary between uniform elastic lithospheric plates of thickness H is locked between earthquakes. It slips an amount consistent with remote plate velocity Vp• after each lapse of earthquake cycle time Tcy. ...

Crustal geophysics and seismicity in southern California

S U M M A R Y The geographical distribution of the (1981–2005) seismicity in southern California forms a ±150 km broad zone adjacent to the Pacific–North America plate boundary, ranging from depths of ∼1–∼30 km, with the bulk of the focal depths in the range of 2–12 km. The distribution of the seismicity that includes both mainshock–aftershock sequences and background events is affected by both...

Southern California Tectonic Deformation Modeling

Comparison between crustal density and velocity variations in southern California

We predict gravity from a three-dimensional Vp model of the upper crust and compare it to the observed isostatic residual gravity field. In general this comparison shows that the isostatic residual gravity field reflects the density variations in the upper to middle crust. Both data sets show similar density variations for the upper crust in areas such as the Peninsular Ranges and the Los Angel...

Reply to Gualda & Ghiorso Comment on ‘A Metamodel for Crustal Magmatism: Phase Equilibria of Giant Ignimbrites’

We welcome the opportunity to clarify issues raised by Gualda & Ghiorso (G&G, hereafter) on our 2010 paper, ‘A metamodel for crustal magmatism: phase equilibria of giant ignimbrites’. Voluminous (V 100^1000 km) explosive eruption of silicic magma, accompanied by eruption columns that may empty into the stratosphere, has environmental consequences of planetary significance and represents an impo...