Three-dimensional viscoelastic interseismic deformation model for the Cascadia subduction zone

Earth, Planets and Space

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 295-306

  Wang, Kelin ^a   He, Jiangheng ^a   Dragert, Herb ^a   James, Thomas S ^a  

^a Geological Survey of Canada Sidney   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLATE MOTION; SUBDUCTION ZONE; DEFORMATION; EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; PLATE CONVERGENCE; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; VISCOELASTICITY;

CASCADIA SUBDUCTION ZONE; NORTH AMERICA; OCEANIC REGIONS; PACIFIC OCEAN; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 0000342437     PISSN: 13438832     EISSN: 18805981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/BF03352386     Document Type: Article

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