Subcommission 3.2 Tectonic Deformation

General objectives of the Sub-Commission 3.2 will include:

to study tectonic motions, including plate deformation;
to study local crustal movements, some of which could be potentially hazardous;
to study sea-level fluctuations and changes in relation to vertical tectonics along many parts of the coastlines and in relation to environmental fluctuations/changes affecting the geodetic observations;
to co-operate with SC3.4 in studies of postglacial rebound;
to promote, develop and coordinate international programs related to observations, analysis and data interpretation for the fields of investigation mentioned above;
to contribute reference frame related work in order to better understand deformations and improve global, regional and local reference frames and their dynamical modeling;
to promote the development of appropriate models.