Transient creep of a composite lower crust 2. A polymineralic basis for rapidly evolving postseismic deformation modes

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 101, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 28005-28028

  Ivins, Erik R ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUST (LOWER); LANDERS EARTHQUAKE 1992; POSTSEISMIC DEFORMATION; TRANSIENT CREEP;

USA, CALIFORNIA;

EID: 0344470569     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96jb02846     Document Type: Article

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