Crustal velocity field of southwest Japan: Subduction and arc-arc collision

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 106, Issue B3, 2001, Pages 4305-4326

  Miyazaki, Shin'ichi ^a   Heki, Kosuke ^b  

^a GEOGRAPHICAL SURVEY INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATORY OF JAPAN   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLISION ZONE; CRUSTAL DEFORMATION; GEODESY; GPS; SEISMOMETRY; SUBDUCTION;

JAPAN;

EID: 0034957684     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000jb900312     Document Type: Article

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