Neotectonics of the Sumatran fault, Indonesia

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 105, Issue B12, 2000, Pages 28295-28326

  Sieh, Kerry ^a   Natawidjaja, Danny ^a,b  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b INDONESIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCES   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAULT; NEOTECTONICS; PLATE BOUNDARY; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT;

INDONESIA; SUMATRA;

EID: 0034474112     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000jb900120     Document Type: Article

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