Estimation of intraplate strain accumulation in the New Madrid seismic zone from repeat GPS surveys

Tectonics

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 250-266

  Weber, John ^a,c   Stein, Seth ^a   Engeln, Joseph ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^c GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GPS; INTRAPLATE STRAIN; SEISMICITY;

USA, NEW MADRID SEISMIC ZONE;

EID: 0031814941     PISSN: 02787407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97TC03550     Document Type: Article

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