@article{fdi:010053727, title = {{T}he {S}an {A}ndreas {F}ault revisited through seismic-noise and surface-wave tomography}, author = {{R}oux, {P}. and {W}athelet, {M}arc and {R}oueff, {A}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{W}e present here surface-wave tomography results for the {S}an {A}ndreas {F}ault in the {P}arkfield area, {C}alifornia, {USA}, that were extracted from microseismic noise in the 0.15 {H}z to 0.35 {H}z frequency band using passive seismic-correlation techniques. {U}sing directive noise incoming from the {P}acific {O}cean, passive seismic-noise tomography was performed using three-component sensors from a dense seismic network. {A} rotation algorithm was applied to the nine-component noise-correlation tensor that optimally forced each station pair to re-align in the noise direction, a necessary condition to extract unbiased travel-times from passive seismic processing. {A}fter the rotation was performed, an optimal surface-wave tensor is obtained from which {L}ove waves were extracted for tomography inversion. {D}ispersion curves were then inverted to obtain a three-dimensional shear-velocity map showing vertical geological structures and a 1.3-km wide low seismic velocity dip, which are in agreement with previous tomography studies in the same area.}, keywords = {}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{G}eophysical {R}esearch {L}etters}, volume = {38}, numero = {}, pages = {{L}13319}, ISSN = {0094-8276}, year = {2011}, DOI = {10.1029/2011gl047811}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010053727}, }