3D mechanical modeling of the GPS velocity field along the North Anatolian fault

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 209, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 361-377

  Provost, Ann Sophie ^a   Chéry, Jean ^a   Hassani, Riad ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER 2   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE SAVOIE   (France)

Author keywords

Fault friction; Finite element; GPS; Lithospheric rheology; Mechanical modeling; North Anatolian fault; Turkey

Indexed keywords

FAULT DISPLACEMENT; GPS; NORTH ANATOLIAN FAULT; RHEOLOGY; TECTONIC SETTING; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; VELOCITY;

TURKEY; `NORTH ANATOLIAN FAULT;

EID: 0344511603     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-821X(03)00099-2     Document Type: Article

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