Crustal Motion of Active Plate Convergence in Eastern Taiwan, 2007-2018:
Agglomerative Clustering based on Dynamic Time Warping
Abstract
Global Positioning System (GPS) measurements reveal rapid incoherent
crustal motions at various points in the longitudinal valley along the
eastern coast of Taiwan, exhibiting a strong effect of the collision
between the Philippine sea plate and the Eurasian plate. Dynamic Time
Warping (DTW) can identify the subtle crustal motion patterns by
comparing two GPS position daily fluctuations (non-tidal, non-seasonal
and non-CME). We applied a nonparametric, hierarchical agglomerative
clustering algorithm based on the DTW for 27 three-component, GPS daily
fluctuations from 2007 to 2018 near the eastern coast of Taiwan.
Agglomerative Clustering algorithm categorized the east coast tectonics
of Taiwan into 3 geographical clusters based on pairwise DTW distance
metrics - on the Chengkung Fault (related to 2003 Mw6.8 Chengkung
Earthquake), inside Longitudinal Valley, others. Principal Component
Analysis on the clustered three-component time series delineates their
group movement patterns.