@unpublished{MelnickMorenoMotaghetal.2013,
  author    = {Melnick, Daniel and Moreno, Marcos and Motagh, Mahdi and Cisternas, Marco and Wesson, Robert L.},
  title     = {Splay fault slip during the M-w 8.8 2010 maule Chile earthquake reply},
  series = {Geology},
  volume    = {41},
  journal   = {Geology},
  number    = {12},
  publisher = {American Institute of Physics},
  address   = {Boulder},
  issn      = {0091-7613},
  doi       = {10.1130/G34825Y.1},
  pages     = {E310 -- E310},
  year      = {2013},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{MelnickMorenoMotaghetal.2012,
  author    = {Melnick, Daniel and Moreno, Marcos and Motagh, Mahdi and Cisternas, Marco and Wesson, Robert L.},
  title     = {Splay fault slip during the M-w 8.8 2010 Maule Chile earthquake},
  series = {Geology},
  volume    = {40},
  journal   = {Geology},
  number    = {3},
  publisher = {American Institute of Physics},
  address   = {Boulder},
  issn      = {0091-7613},
  doi       = {10.1130/G32712.1},
  pages     = {251 -- 254},
  year      = {2012},
  abstract  = {Splay faults are thrusts that emerge from the plate boundaries of subduction zones. Such structures have been mapped at several convergent margins and their activity commonly ascribed to large megathrust earthquakes. However, the behavior of splay faults during the earthquake cycle is poorly constrained because typically these structures are located offshore and are difficult to access. Here we use geologic mapping combined with space and land geodesy, as well as offshore sonar data, to document surface-fault ruptures and coastal uplift at Isla Santa Maria in south-central Chile (37 degrees S) caused by the 27 February 2010 Maule earthquake (M-w 8.8). During the earthquake, the island was tilted parallel to the margin, and normal faults ruptured the surface and adjacent ocean bottom. We associate tilt and crestal normal faulting with growth of an anticline above a blind reverse fault rooted in the Nazca-South America plate boundary, which slipped during the Maule earthquake. The splay fault system has formed in an area of reduced coseismic plate-boundary slip, suggesting that anelastic deformation in the upper plate may have restrained the 2010 megathrust rupture. Surface fault breaks were accompanied by prominent discharge of fluids. Our field observations support the notion that splay faulting may frequently complement and influence the rupture of subduction-zone earthquakes.},
  language  = {en}
}
@misc{Motagh2007,
  author    = {Motagh, Mahdi},
  title     = {Tectonic and non-tectonic deformation monitoringg using satellite radar interferometry},
  address   = {Potsdam},
  pages     = {XI, 88 S. : graph. Darst.},
  year      = {2007},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{TeshebaevaRoessnerEchtleretal.2015,
  author    = {Teshebaeva, Kanayim and Roessner, Sigrid and Echtler, Helmut Peter and Motagh, Mahdi and Wetzel, Hans-Ulrich and Molodbekov, Bolot},
  title     = {ALOS/PALSAR InSAR Time-Series Analysis for Detecting Very Slow-Moving Landslides in Southern Kyrgyzstan},
  series = {Remote sensing},
  volume    = {7},
  journal   = {Remote sensing},
  number    = {7},
  publisher = {MDPI},
  address   = {Basel},
  issn      = {2072-4292},
  doi       = {10.3390/rs70708973},
  pages     = {8973 -- 8994},
  year      = {2015},
  abstract  = {This study focuses on evaluating the potential of ALOS/PALSAR time-series data to analyze the activation of deep-seated landslides in the foothill zone of the high mountain Alai range in the southern Tien Shan (Kyrgyzstan). Most previous field-based landslide investigations have revealed that many landslides have indicators for ongoing slow movements in the form of migrating and newly developing cracks. L-band ALOS/PALSAR data for the period between 2007 and 2010 are available for the 484 km(2) area in this study. We analyzed these data using the Small Baseline Subset (SBAS) time-series technique to assess the surface deformation related to the activation of landslides. We observed up to +/- 17 mm/year of LOS velocity deformation rates, which were projected along the local steepest slope and resulted in velocity rates of up to -63 mm/year. The obtained rates indicate very slow movement of the deep-seated landslides during the observation time. We also compared these movements with precipitation and earthquake records. The results suggest that the deformation peaks correlate with rainfall in the 3 preceding months and with an earthquake event. Overall, the results of this study indicated the great potential of L-band InSAR time series analysis for efficient spatiotemporal identification and monitoring of slope activations in this region of high landslide activity in Southern Kyrgyzstan.},
  language  = {en}
}
@misc{TeshebaevaRoessnerEchtleretal.,
  author    = {Teshebaeva, Kanayim and Roessner, Sigrid and Echtler, Helmut Peter and Motagh, Mahdi and Wetzel, Hans-Ulrich and Molodbekov, Bolot},
  title     = {ALOS/PALSAR InSAR time-series analysis for detecting very slow-moving landslides in Southern Kyrgyzstan},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-400083},
  pages     = {22},
  abstract  = {This study focuses on evaluating the potential of ALOS/PALSAR time-series data to analyze the activation of deep-seated landslides in the foothill zone of the high mountain Alai range in the southern Tien Shan (Kyrgyzstan). Most previous field-based landslide investigations have revealed that many landslides have indicators for ongoing slow movements in the form of migrating and newly developing cracks. L-band ALOS/PALSAR data for the period between 2007 and 2010 are available for the 484 km2 area in this study. We analyzed these data using the Small Baseline Subset (SBAS) time-series technique to assess the surface deformation related to the activation of landslides. We observed up to ±17 mm/year of LOS velocity deformation rates, which were projected along the local steepest slope and resulted in velocity rates of up to -63 mm/year. The obtained rates indicate very slow movement of the deep-seated landslides during the observation time. We also compared these movements with precipitation and earthquake records. The results suggest that the deformation peaks correlate with rainfall in the 3 preceding months and with an earthquake event. Overall, the results of this study indicated the great potential of L-band InSAR time series analysis for efficient spatiotemporal identification and monitoring of slope activations in this region of high landslide activity in Southern Kyrgyzstan.},
  language  = {en}
}