Global positioning system measurements of present-day crustal movements in the Arabia-Africa-Eurasia plate collision zone

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 102, Issue B5, 1997, Pages 9983-9999

  Reilinger, R E ^a   McClusky, S C ^a   Qral, M B ^a   King, R W ^a   Toksoz, M N ^a   Barka, A A ^b   Kinik, I ^c,d   Lenk, O ^c,d   Sanli, I ^c,d  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c General Command of Mapping   (Turkey)

^d General Command of Mapping   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLISION; COLLISION ZONE; DEFORMATION; GPS; PLATE MOTION; TECTONIC ROTATION; TECTONICS;

AFRICA; ASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 0030667447     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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