Postrifting anelastic deformation around the spreading plate boundary, north Iceland 2. Implications of the model derived from the 1987-1992 deformation field

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 101, Issue B11, 1996, Pages 25423-25436

  Hofton, M A ^a,c   Foulger, G R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANELASTIC DEFORMATION; DEFORMATION; PLATE BOUNDARY; RIFTING; SEA FLOOR SPREADING; SEAFLOOR SPREADING;

ICELAND;

EID: 0030427710     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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