Crustal motion in Indonesia from Global Positioning System measurements

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 108, Issue 8, 2003, Pages

  Bock, Y ^a   Prawirodirdjo, L ^a   Genrich, J F ^a   Stevens, C W ^b   McCaffrey, R ^b   Subarya, C ^c   Puntodewo, S S O ^c   Calais, E ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Natl Coord Agency Surv/Mapping   (Indonesia)

^d PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Crustal motion; Current plate motions; GPS; Indonesia tectonics; Southeast Asia

Indexed keywords

BLOCK ROTATION; CRUSTAL MOVEMENT; GPS; PLATE MOTION; PLATE TECTONICS; REGIONAL PATTERN;

INDONESIA;

EID: 0344944711     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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