Recent crustal deformation in southern California deduced from the restoration of folded and faulted strata

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 104, Issue B3, 1999, Pages 4887-4899

  Gratier, J P ^a,e   Hopps, T ^b   Sorlien, C ^c   Wright, T ^d  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b Rancho Energy Consultants   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITÉ GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL DEFORMATION; FAULTING; FOLDING; RECONSTRUCTION; SEISMIC HAZARD;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033541070     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1998jb900049     Document Type: Article

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