Analysis of the South American intraplate stress field

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 101, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 8643-8657

  Coblentz, David D ^a   Richardson, Randall M ^a  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRAG; INTRAPLATE STRESS; SOUTH AMERICAN PLATE; TECTONICS; TORQUE;

EID: 0029731364     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96jb00090     Document Type: Article

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