Submergence and uplift associated with the giant 1833 Sumatran subduction earthquake: Evidence from coral microatolls

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 104, Issue B1, 1999, Pages 895-919

  Zachariasen, Judith ^a   Sich, Kerry ^a   Taylor, Frederick W ^b,f   Edwards, R Lawrence ^c   Hantoro, Wahyoe S ^d,e  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d INDONESIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCES   (Indonesia)

^e Lembaga Ilmu Penelitian Indonesia   (Indonesia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORAL RECORD; EARTHQUAKE; SUBDUCTION; SUBMERGENCE; UPLIFT;

INDONESIA; SUMATRA;

EID: 0033540315     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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