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However, on the eastern segment of the ATF at 91.5\u201395\u00b0E, high spatial resolution deformation has not been previously reported. Here, we processed 185 interferometric synthetic aperture radar (InSAR) images from three descending tracks of the C band ERS-1\/2 and Envisat satellites spanning 1995\u20132011 and obtained the average deformation velocity field. Results show a left-lateral motion of ~4 mm\/year along the fault-parallel direction across the ATF at 91.5\u201395\u00b0E, which is consistent with Global Positioning System (GPS) observations. The slip deficit rate distribution at shallow depths was resolved through the InSAR deformation velocity using a discretized fault plane. The slip deficit is capable of an Mw 7.9 earthquake, considering the elapsed time of the latest M 7.0 event. Two potential asperities that could be nucleation sites or rupture areas of future earthquakes were delineated based on the coupling coefficient and seismicity distributions along the fault plane. The larger asperity extends more than 100 km along the ATF at depths of 8\u201312 km. Our InSAR observations support the undeformed blocks model of the Indo-Eurasian collisional mechanism at the northern margin of the Tibetan plateau.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/rs10060943","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2018,6,14]],"date-time":"2018-06-14T11:06:06Z","timestamp":1528974366000},"page":"943","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":29,"title":["InSAR-Constrained Interseismic Deformation and Potential Seismogenic Asperities on the Altyn Tagh Fault at 91.5\u201395\u00b0E, Northern Tibetan Plateau"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"10","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4859-4365","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Chuanjin","family":"Liu","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"The Second Monitoring and Application Center, China Earthquake Administration, 316 Xiying Rd., Xi\u2019an 710054, China"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7385-4734","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Lingyun","family":"Ji","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"The Second Monitoring and Application Center, China Earthquake Administration, 316 Xiying Rd., Xi\u2019an 710054, China"}]},{"given":"Liangyu","family":"Zhu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"The Second Monitoring and Application Center, China Earthquake Administration, 316 Xiying Rd., Xi\u2019an 710054, China"}]},{"given":"Chaoying","family":"Zhao","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Geology Engineering and Geomatics, Chang\u2019an University, 126 Yanta Rd., Xi\u2019an 710054, China"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2018,6,14]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"895","DOI":"10.1029\/93GL00128","article-title":"Kinematic model of active deformation in central Asia","volume":"20","author":"Avouac","year":"1993","journal-title":"Geophys. 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