The kinematic paradox of the San Andreas Fault

Terra Nova

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 525-531

  Doglioni, C ^a   Harabaglia, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KINEMATICS; PLATE BOUNDARY; SAN ANDREAS FAULT; STRIKE SLIP FAULT; SUBDUCTION ZONE;

USA, CALIFORNIA;

EID: 0030419521     PISSN: 09544879     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3121.1996.tb00781.x     Document Type: Article

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