Seismic tomography and deformation modeling of the junction of the San Andreas and Calaveras faults

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 101, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 27917-27941

  Dorbath, Catherine ^a,c,d   Oppenheimer, David ^b   Amelung, Falk ^a,c   King, Geoffrey ^a,c  

^a URA 1356 CNRS   (France)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c EOPGS   (France)

^d INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; DEFORMATION MODELLING; EARTHQUAKE; FAULT MOTION; FAULT STRUCTURE; MODEL; SEISMIC TOMOGRAPHY; SEISMIC VELOCITY; TOMOGRAPHY;

USA, CALIFORNIA;

EID: 0030441702     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96jb02092     Document Type: Article

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