@article{fdi:010079070, title = {{I}nterseismic loading of subduction megathrust drives long-term uplift in {N}orthern {C}hile}, author = {{J}olivet, {R}. and {S}imons, {M}. and {D}uputel, {Z}. and {O}live, {J}. {A}. and {B}hat, {H}. {S}. and {B}letery, {Q}uentin}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{L}arge earthquakes are the product of elastic stress that has accumulated over decades to centuries along segments of active faults. {A}ssuming an elastic crust, one can roughly estimate the location and rate of accumulation of elastic stress. {H}owever, this general framework does not account for inelastic, irrecoverable deformation, which results in large-scale topography. {W}e do not know over which part of the earthquake cycle such deformation occurs. {U}sing {I}n{SAR} and {GNSS} measurements, we report on a potential correlation between long-term, inelastic vertical rate and short-term, interseismic vertical rate in northern {C}hile. {A}pproximately 4% to 8% of the geodetically derived interseismic vertical rates translate into permanent deformation, suggesting that topography of the forearc builds up during the interseismic period. {T}his observation provides a quantitative basis for an improved understanding of the interplay between short-term and long-term dynamics along convergent plate boundaries.}, keywords = {subduction zone ; {I}n{SAR} ; {GNSS} ; seismic cycle ; inelastic deformation ; topography ; {CHILI}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{G}eophysical {R}esearch {L}etters}, volume = {47}, numero = {8}, pages = {e2019{GL}085377 [11 p.]}, ISSN = {0094-8276}, year = {2020}, DOI = {10.1029/2019gl085377}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010079070}, }