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Interseismic Gravity Change at a Subducting Plate Margin: A Paradoxical Observational Result at Omaezaki, Tokai, Japan

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Gravity, Geoid and Marine Geodesy

Part of the book series: International Association of Geodesy Symposia ((IAG SYMPOSIA,volume 117))

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We find regional gravity decrease during an interseismic period at a subduction plate boundary where the land is steadily subsiding. This paradoxical finding poses a challenging problem on the subduction dynamics at converging plate boundaries.

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  1. Earthquake Research Institute, University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113, Japan

    Shuhei Okubo, Shigeo Yoshida & Akito Araya

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  1. Shuhei Okubo
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  1. School of Marine Science and Technology, Tokai University, 3-20-1 Orido, Shimizu City, 424 Shizuoka Pref., Japan

    Jiro Segawa

  2. Ocean Research Institute, University of Tokyo, Minami-dai 1-15-1, Nakano-ku, 164 Tokyo, Japan

    Hiromi Fujimoto

  3. Earthquake Research Institute, University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, 113 Tokyo, Japan

    Shuhei Okubo

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Okubo, S., Yoshida, S., Araya, A. (1997). Interseismic Gravity Change at a Subducting Plate Margin: A Paradoxical Observational Result at Omaezaki, Tokai, Japan. In: Segawa, J., Fujimoto, H., Okubo, S. (eds) Gravity, Geoid and Marine Geodesy. International Association of Geodesy Symposia, vol 117. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-03482-8_42

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