Present-day kinematics of Asia derived from geologic fault rates

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 101, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 27943-27956

  Peltzer, Gilles ^a   Saucier, François ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b MAURICE LAMONTAGNE INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL COLLISION; DEFORMATION; FAULT MOTION; PLATE MOTION;

ASIA;

EID: 0030440295     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96jb02698     Document Type: Article

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