EPC: Matlab software to estimate Euler pole parameters
-- by Mohammad Ali Goudarzi, Marc Cocard, and Rock Santerre
The technical paper which describes this code is published in
GPS Solutions, Volume 18, Number 1 (published online: 22 November 2013),
DOI: 10.1007/s10291-013-0354-4,
"EPC: Matlab software to estimate Euler pole parameters"
by Mohammad Ali Goudarzi, Marc Cocard, and Rock Santerre
Department of Geomatics Sciences, Laval University,
Louis-Jacques-Casault Building, Quebec,
QC G1V 0A6, Canada
Abstract
The estimation of Euler pole parameters has
always been an important issue in global tectonics and
geodynamics studies. In addition, the increasing number of
permanent GPS stations and the ease of access to their data,
along with advances in computers, promise new methods
and tools for the estimation and the quantitative analysis of
Euler pole parameters. Therefore, we developed the Euler
pole calculator software using a set of mathematical
algorithms based on the model of tectonic plate motion on
a spherical surface. The software is able to calculate the
expected velocities for any points located on the earth’s
surface given the relevant Euler pole parameters and to
estimate the Euler pole parameters given the observed
velocities of a set of sites located on the same tectonic
plate. Mathematical algorithms and functions of the software
are explained in detail.
The MATLAB code (and sample data files) are available within the following *.zip file:
Zip file with Matlab source code (epc.zip)
Please also check
http://sourceforge.net/projects/epcalc/
for updates.
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