Strain accumulation across the Eastern California Shear Zone at latitude 36°30′N

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 105, Issue B7, 2000, Pages 16229-16236

  Gan, Weijun ^a,b   Svarc, J L ^a   Savage, J C ^a   Prescott, W H ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; SHEAR ZONE; STRAIN;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034631664     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000jb900105     Document Type: Article

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