Dr. Vladimír Plicka

Department of Geophysics
Faculty of Mathematics and Physics
Charles University, Prague
Mail address: KG MFF UK, Ke Karlovu 3, 121 16 Praha 2, Czech Republic
Phone: (+420) 221 911 424
FAX: (+420) 221 911 214
E-mail: vp(at)karel.troja.mff.cuni.cz

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Fortran and Matlab codes

Empirical Green’s function (EGF) method to calculate Apparent Source Time Functions (ASTFs)

A Fortran code and Gnuplot graphics scripts are available to perform the inversion and to automatically visualize the results.

Method published in: V. Plicka, F. Gallovic, J. Zahradník, A. Serpetsidaki, E. Sokos, N. Vavlas, A. Kiratzi (2022). The 2022 Samos Mw7 earthquake: Source model depicting complexity and rupture directivity, Tectonophysics 843, 229591, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tecto.2022.229591. PDF PDF-Suppl

Matlab GUI tool for 3D plotting of two fault planes based on their azimuth and dip and possition in the space.

The code can shows the geological faults and coastline borders (file in GMT format) and files with aftershock distribution and NonLinLoc uncertainty.
More info in README file.
Tested under Matlab2018.

3D model -> 1D path specific crustal model, Matlab tool

This routine generates 1D model specific for a chosen profile from 3D model of Halpaap et al. 2018.
Tested under MatlabR2021a.

Publications

List of all publications:

A.Serpetsidaki, V. Kapetanidis, P. Elias, A. Rigo, I. Spingos, L. De Barros, O. Lengliné, S. Bufféral, A. Karakonstantis, P. Bernard, P. Briole, J. Zahradník, G. Kaviris, V. Plicka, E. Sokos, N. Voulgaris: The 2020–2021 seismic sequence in the Western Gulf of Corinth: Insights on the triggering mechanisms through high resolution seismological and geodetic data analysis, Tectonophysics, 863, 2023, 230011, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tecto.2023.230011, 2023. PDF

Turhan, F., Acarel, D., Plicka, V., Bohnhoff, M., Polat, R., and Zahradni´k, J. (2023). Coseismic faulting complexity of the 2019 Mw5.7 Silivri earthquake in the central Marmara seismic gap, offshore Istanbul. Seismological Research Letters, https://doi.org/10.1785/0220220111. PDF

Zahradnik, J., Aissaoui, E. M., Bernard, P., Briole, P., Bufferal, S., De Barros, L., Deschamps, A. Panagiotis, E., Evangelidis, C. P., Fountoulakis, I., Gallovic, F., Kapetanidis, V., Kaviris, G., Ktenidou, O.-J., Lambotte, S., Lengline, O., Lyon-Caen, H., Noble, M., Plicka, V., Rigo, A. Roumelioti, Z., Serpetsidaki, A., Sokos, E., Voulgaris, N. (2022). An atypical shallow Mw 5.3, 2021 earthquake in the western Corinth rift (Greece). Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 127, e2022JB024221. https://doi.org/10.1029/2022JB024221. PDF

V. Plicka, F. Gallovic, J. Zahradník, A. Serpetsidaki, E. Sokos, N. Vavlas, A. Kiratzi (2022). The 2022 Samos Mw7 earthquake: Source model depicting complexity and rupture directivity, Tectonophysics 843, 229591, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tecto.2022.229591. PDF PDF-Suppl

Kaviris, G., Elias, P., Kapetanidis, V., Serpetsidaki, A., Karakonstantis, A., Plicka, V., De Barros, L., Sokos, E., Kassaras, I., Sakkas, V., Spingos, I., Lambotte, S., Duverger, C., Lengliné, O., Evangelidis, Ch. P., Fountoulakis, I., Ktenidou, O.-J., Gallovic, F., Bufféral, S., Klein, E., Aissaoui, E. M.., Scotti, O., Lyon-Caen, H., Rigo, A., Papadimitriou, P., Voulgaris, N., Zahradnik, J., Deschamps, A., Briole, P., Bernard, P. (2021). The Western Gulf of Corinth (Greece) 2020-2021 Seismic Crisis and Cascading Events: First Results from the Corinth Rift Laboratory Network, The Seismic Record 1, 85-95.

Lyros, E., Kostelecky, J., Plicka, V., Vratislav, F., Sokos, E., Nikolakopoulos, K. (2021). Detection of Tectonic and Crustal Deformation using GNSS Data Processing: The Case of PPGnet, Civil Engineering Journal, 7, doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.28991/cej-2021-03091633.

Gallovic, F., Zahradník, J., Plicka, V., Sokos, E., Evangelidis, Ch., Fountoulakis, I., Turhan, F. (2020). Complex rupture dynamics on an immature fault during the 2020 Mw 6.8 Elazig earthquake, Turkey, Commun. Earth Environ. 1, 40, doi: 10.1038/s43247-020-00038-x, PDF, Supplement.

Sokos, E., Gallovic, F., Evangelidis, C.P., Serpetsidaki, A., Plicka, V., Kostelecký, J., Zahradník, J. (2020). The 2018 Mw 6.8 Zakynthos, Greece, earthquake - Dominant strike-slip faulting near subducting slab, Seism. Res. Lett. 91, 721-732.

Zahradník, J., E. Sokos, V. Plicka (2018). Zakynthos 25/10/2018, Mw 6.8 earthquake: Superposition of strike-slip and thrust? Report to EMSC. PDF

Liu, J., L. Li, J. Zahradník, E. Sokos, V. Plicka (2018). Generalized Source Model of the North Korea Tests 2009–2017. Seis. Res. Lett. 89(6), 2166–2173. doi: https://doi.org/10.1785/0220180106 PDF Supplement

Bollini, C., N. Sabbione, V. Plicka, J. Zahradník (2018). Low-parametric modeling of the 2015, Mw 8.3 Illapel, Chile earthquake. Journal of South American Earth Sciences, 88, 144-156. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsames.2018.08.006 PDF

Sokos, E., J. Zahradník, F. Gallovič, A. Serpetsidaki, V. Plicka, and A. Kiratzi (2016). Asperity break after 12 years: The Mw6.4 2015 Lefkada (Greece) earthquake. Geophys. Res. Lett., 43, 6137–6145; doi:10.1002/2016GL069427. PDF Supplement

Sokos, E., A. Kiratzi, F. Gallovič, J. Zahradník, A. Serpetsidaki, V. Plicka, J. Janský, J. Kostelecký, G.-A. Tselentis (2015). Rupture process of the 2014 Cephalonia, Greece, earthquake doublet (Mw6) as inferred from regional and local seismic data. Tectonophysics 656, 131-141. PDF and suppl>

Zahradník, J., J. Janský, V. Plicka (2015). Analysis of the source scanning algorithm with a new P-wave picker. J Seismol 19, 423–441. PDF and Animations

Plicka, V., and J. Zahradnik (2014). Inverting full waveforms into 1D seismic velocity model of the upper crust by neighborhood algorithm - Corinth Gulf, Greece. Stud. Geophys. Geod. 58, 388--402, doi: 10.1007/s11200-013-0371-3. PDF

J. Jansky, V. Plicka and L. Eisner (2013). Feasibility of jointly locating microseismic events with data from surface and downhole receivers. First Break, 31, No: 7, 59-65. [Pdf, 927 kB]

F. Gallovic, G. Ameri, J. Zahradnik, J. Jansky, V. Plicka, E. Sokos, A. Askan, and M. Pakzad (2013): Fault Process and Broadband Ground-Motion Simulations of the 23 October 2011 Van (Eastern Turkey) Earthquake. Bull. Seism. Soc. Am., 103, 3164-3178, doi: 10.1785/0120130044.[Pdf, 4338 kB]

Novotny O.,Sokos E. and Plicka V. (2012). Upper crustal structure of the western Corinth Gulf, Greece, inferred from arrival times of the January 2010 earthquake sequence. Stud. Geophys. Geod., 56. DOI: 10.1007/s11200-011-0482-7. [Pdf, 1660 kB]

Jansky J., Novotny O., Plicka V., Zahradnik J., Sokos E. (2012): Earthquake location from P-arrivals only: problems and some solutions. Stud. Geophys. Geod., in press. Doi:10.1007/s11200-011-9036-2. [Pdf, 981 kB]

Jansky J., Plicka V., Eisner L. (2010). Feasibility of joint 1-D velocity model and event location inversion using the Neighbourhood algorithm. Geophysical Prospecting, 58, 229-234. Impact factor 0.852. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2478.2009.00820.x [Pdf, 590 kB]

Gallovic F., Zahradnik J., Krizova D., Plicka V., Sokos E., Serpetsidaki A., Tselentis G-A. (2009). From Earthquake Centroid to Spatial-Temporal Rupture Evolution: Mw 6.3 Movri Mountain Earthquake, June 8, 2008, Greece. Geophysical Research Letters, 36, L21310 doi:10.1029/2009GL040283. Impact factor 2.959. [Pdf, 1 087Kb], Appendix [Pdf, 3 100 kB]

Jansky J., Zahradnik J., Plicka V. (2009). Shallow earthquakes : shallower than expected? Studia Geophysica et Geodaetica, 53, 261-268(a non-reviewed article). Impact factor 0.770. [Pdf, 258kB]

Jansky J., Zahradnik J., Plicka V. (2009). Efficiency of individual CRL stations in seismic monitoring of the western Gulf of Corinth. Acta Geodynamica et Geomaterialia, 6, 2, 135-142. [Pdf, 2678kB]

Zahradnik J., Jansky J., Plicka V. (2008). Detailed waveform inversion for moment tensors of M~4 events; examples from the Corinth Gulf, Greece. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 98, 2756-2771. Cited 1, impact factor 2.199. [Pdf, 848kB]

Novotny O., Jansky J., Plicka V., Lyon-Caen H. (2008). A layered model of the upper crust in the Aigion region of Greece, inferred from arrival times of the 2001 earthquake sequence. Studia Geophysica et Geodaetica, 52, 123-131. Cited 1, impact factor 0.770. [Pdf, 751kB]

Jansky J., Plicka V., Lyon-Caen H., Novotny O. (2007). Estimation of velocity in the uppermost crust in a part of the western Gulf of Corinth, Greece, from the inversion of P and S arrival times using the neighbourhood algorithm. Journal of Seismology, 11, 199-204. Impact factor 1.091 [Pdf, 179kB]

Jansky J., Plicka V., Novotny O. (2007). Determining a 1-D velocity model of the uppermost crust from P and S arrival times using the neighbourhood algorithm: synthetic test. Acta Geodynamica et Geomaterialia, 4, 2, 5-12. [Pdf, 821kB]

Plicka V. (2003). Modelling of finite-extent seismic sources by empirical Green's functions. PhD theses, Fac. of Math. and Phys., Charles University, Prague.

Plicka V., Zahradnik J. (2002). The eGf method for dissimilar focal mechanisms: the Athens 1999 earthquake. Tectonophysics, 359, 81-95. Cited 5, impact factor 1.677.[Pdf, 653 kB]

Riepl J., Zahradnik J., Plicka V., Bard PY. (2000). About the efficiency of numerical 1-D and 2-D modelling of site effects in basin structures. Pure and Applied Geophysics, 157, 319-342. Cited 7, impact factor 1.004.

Caserta A., Zahradnik J., Plicka V. (1999). Ground motion modelling with a stochastically perturbed excitation, Journal of Seismology, 3. 45-59. Cited 5, impact factor 1.091.

Oprsal, I., Plicka, V., Zahradnik, J. (1999). Kobe simulation by hybrid methods. In: Irikura, Kudo, Okada & Sasatani eds., The Effects of Surface Geology on Seismic Motion, Balkema, Rotterdam, ISBN 90 5809 033 7 (vol. 3), ISBN 90 5809 030 2 (vol. 1-3), pp. 1451-1456. (Proceedings of ESG'98, December 1-3, 1998, Yokohama, Japan).

Oprsal, I., Plicka, V., Zahradnik, J. (1998). Kobe simulation by hybrid methods. In Special Volume on Simultaneous Simulation for Kobe, Second International Symposium on The Effect of Surface Geology on Seismic Motion, December 1-3, 1998, Yokohama, Japan, pp. 143-148.

Plicka V., Sokos E., Tselentis G - A., Zahradnik J. (1998). The Patras earthquake (July 14, 1993)-relative role of source, path and site effects. Journal of Seismology, 2, 337-349. Cited 5, impact factor 1.091. [Pdf, 392 kB]

Plicka V., Zahradnik J. (1998). Inverting Seismograms of weak events for empirical Green's tensor derivatives. Geophys. J. Int., 132, 471-478. Cited 7, impact factor 2.219. [Pdf, 313 kB]

Oprsal, I., Pakzad, M., Plicka, V., Zahradnik, J. (1998). Ground motion simulation by hybrid methods. In: Irikura, K. et al. (eds.), The Effects of Surface Geology on Seismic Motion, Vol. 2 of Proceedings of ESG'98, December 1-3, 1998, Yokohama, Japan; Balkema, Rotterdam, ISBN 90 5809 032 9 (vol. 2), ISBN 90 5809 030 2 (vol. 1-3), pp. 955-960.

Zahradnik, J., Oprsal, I., Plicka, V. (1996). Extensions of the finite-difference method: irregular grids, topography, hybrid methods, and absorption , Report 4 of the consortium Seismic waves in complex 3-D structures, Dept. of Geophysics, Charles University, Prague, 1996, 223-249.