Title

Earth Deformation Caused by Surface Mass Loading

Document Type

Lecture

Publication Date

1-10-2019

Abstract

What causes the shape of the earth to change over time? Some of the more familiar causes include earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, landslides, and lunar gravity. But did you know that movements of air, ocean, and fresh-water masses also distort the rocks beneath our feet? This presentation will explore new methods for measuring and modeling earth deformation caused by the redistribution of surface fluids. Applications range from probing the density structure of ancient cratons to tracking the depletion of groundwater reservoirs during periods of drought.

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Hilary is and Assistant Professor in Geophysics at the University of Montana in Missoula. She is a UM alumna and Missoula native, and has also studied in England and California. Her research interests include the interactions between the solid earth and its fluid envelopes, Montana earthquakes, and the geophysical environments of other planets in our solar system.

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