Oblique collision in the northeastern Caribbean from GPS measurements and geological observations

Tectonics

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 7-1-7-26

  Mann, Paul ^a   Calais, Eric ^b   Ruegg, Jean Claude ^c   DeMets, Charles ^d   Jansma, Pamela E ^e   Mattioli, Glen S ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Bahama platform; Earthquakes; GPS; Hispaniola; Neotectonics; Puerto Rico

Indexed keywords

CARIBBEAN PLATE; COLLISION; GPS; NEOTECTONICS; OBLIQUE FAULT; PLATE BOUNDARY; PLATE MOTION; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; CARIBBEAN SEA;

EID: 0036969562     PISSN: 02787407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001TC001304     Document Type: Article

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