Velocity field in Asia inferred from Quaternary fault slip rates and Global Positioning System observations

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 105, Issue B8, 2000, Pages 19185-19209

  Holt, W E ^a   Chamot Rooke, N ^b   Le Pichon, X ^b   Haines, A J ^c   Shen Tu, B ^a,d   Ren, J ^e  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LABORATOIRE DE GÉOLOGIE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^d INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL DEFORMATION; FAULT SLIP; GEODESY; GPS; QUATERNARY;

ASIA;

EID: 0034632578     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000jb900045     Document Type: Article

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