GPS network monitors the Arabia-Eurasia collision deformation in Iran

Journal of Geodesy

Volumn 77, Issue 7-8, 2003, Pages 411-422

  Nilforoushan, F ^a   Masson, F ^b   Vernant, P ^b   Vigny, C ^c   Martinod, J ^d   Abbassi, M ^e   Nankali, H ^a   Hatzfeld, D ^d   Bayer, R ^b   Tavakoli, F ^a   Ashtiani, A ^e   Doerflinger, E ^b   Daignieres M ^b   Collard, P ^b   Chery J ^b  

^a National Cartographic Centre of Iran   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER 2   (France)

^c CNRS   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^e INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING AND SEISMOLOGY IIEES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Alpine Himalayan collision zone; Deformation; Global positioning system; Iran; Plate collision

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL DEFORMATION; CRUSTAL SHORTENING; GPS; MONITORING SYSTEM; PLATE CONVERGENCE; REMOTE SENSING; SURVEYING;

IRAN;

EID: 0344552438     PISSN: 09497714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00190-003-0326-5     Document Type: Article

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