Seismic cycle and transient deformations

Observing, understanding and modeling fault behavior during a seismic cycle.

Our main goal is to measure, characterize and understand the deformations associated with active faults during a single seismic cycle, or during several cumulative cycles. We particularly focus on the study of transient phenomena that can significantly modify the slip and energy balance within the seismic cycle.

The core of our expertise is the space geodesy (GPS, SAR interferometry), completed by components in source-seismology, neotectonics, paleoseismology, numerical simulations and seismic hazards. This allows the possibility of a joint analysis of geodetic and seismologic observations, taking into account the seismotectonic context. The variety of our researcher’s academic backgrounds allows the coverage of a large spectrum of lithospheric deformations, ranging from large earthquakes to small aseismic slips, in either subduction zones or intracontinental domains. Our team is widely open on a scientific point of view, with 11 members of other teams affiliated in minor to ours, fulfilled by joint publications and PhD projects.