GPS estimate of relative motion between the Caribbean and South American plates, and geologic implications for Trinidad and Venezuela

Geology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 75-78

  Weber, John C ^a   Dixon, Timothy H ^b   DeMets, Charles ^c   Ambeh, William B ^d,i   Jansma, Pamela ^e,j   Mattioli, Glen ^e   Saleh, Jarir ^d,k   Sella, Giovanni ^f   Bilham, Roger ^g   Peŕez, Omar ^h  

^a GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Trinidad and Tobago)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^f LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^h UNIVERSIDAD SIMÓN BOLÍVAR   (Venezuela)

ⁱ University of Arkansas ^*  (Cameroon)

^j UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^k Raytheon ITSS   (United States)

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Author keywords

Caribbean; Global Positioning System (GPS); Neotectonics; Plate tectonics; Seismic hazard; South America; Trinidad; Venezuela

Indexed keywords

FAULTING; GEOTHERMAL SPRINGS; SEISMOLOGY; TECTONICS;

CARIBBEAN; NETEOTECTONICS; SEISMIC HAZARDS; SOUTH AMERICA; TRINIDAD; VENEZUELA;

GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM;

CARIBBEAN PLATE; GPS; NEOTECTONICS; PLATE MOTION; SEISMIC HAZARD;

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO; VENEZUELA;

EID: 0035239059     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(2001)029<0075:GEORMB>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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