Refined kinematics of the Eastern California shear zone from GPS observations, 1993-1998

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 106, Issue B2, 2001, Pages 2245-2263

  Miller, M Meghan ^a   Johnson, Daniel J ^a   Dixon, Timothy H ^b   Dokka, Roy K ^c  

^a CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; GPS; PLATE BOUNDARY; PLATE MOTION; STRAIN;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035073090     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000jb900328     Document Type: Review

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