GPS-derived strain rate field within the boundary zones of the Eurasian, African, and Arabian Plates

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 105, Issue B10, 2000, Pages 23353-23370

  Kahle, Hans Gert ^a   Cocard, Marc ^a   Peter, Yannick ^a   Geiger, Alain ^a   Reilinger, Robert ^b   Barka, Aykut ^c   Veis, George ^d  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL DEFORMATION; GPS; PLATE BOUNDARY; STRAIN RATE;

EID: 0033708439     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000jb900238     Document Type: Article

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