Crustal velocity field of western Europe from permanent GPS array solutions, 1996-2001

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 154, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 72-88

  Nocquet, J M ^a   Calais, E ^b  

^a INSTITUT GÉOGRAPHIQUE NATIONAL   (France)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Continental deformation; Geodesy; GPS; Interplate deformation; Plate motions

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL DEFORMATION; DEFORMATION; GEODESY; GPS; PLATE MOTION;

EUROPE;

EID: 0038638325     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-246X.2003.01935.x     Document Type: Article

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