We observe various phenomena in the surface layers of the crust, such as earthquakes, volcanoes, geological features and so on. In order to understand these phenomena, it is important to consider an interaction between the lithosphere and asthenosphere. In this paper, I introduce three studies: 1) Asthenospheric density and elastic moduli are derived from ocean tidal loads response. We have developed a new method with a new concept for estimating underground structure using GNSS data set. The new method has possibility of providing new information for lithosphere and asthenosphere. 2) We obtain spatiotemporal distribution of interplate coupling during an earthquake cycle using long-term geodetic data. The model considers an interaction between the lithosphere and asthenosphere, such as viscoelastic response due to the coseismic slip on the plate interface. 3) We established the Aceh GNSS Network for the Sumatran Fault System (AGNeSS) across a segment that has not experienced a major earthquake in at least 170 years. We inferred fault locking depth and shallow creep along this segment from AGNeSS. The accumulated seismic moment corresponds to an earthquake of magnitude 7.
These studies reveal that geodetic survey is powerful tool for understanding the internal structure of the Earth and Geodynamics. Geodetic observation covers a wide frequency range that overlaps the seismic frequency band. In the future, geodetic methods for short and long time scales will fuse to seismological method, and geological or geomorphological methods, respectively. Geodesy will combine the different time scales of geodynamic studies.
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