Vertical land motion is a response of the solid Earth to underlying geologic, tectonic, and geodynamic processes, as well as surface loading forces. Relevant processes work on a range of spatial and temporal scales, with timing ranging from annual seasonality to millions of years, and spatial extent ranging from basin to continental scales. Multiple processes may be simultaneously present in a region. Vertical crustal motion trends detected in Global Positioning System (GPS) time series can identify geologic processes such as tectonic uplift (e.g.,
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