Interferometric synthetic aperture radar observations of the 1994 Double Spring Flat, Nevada, earthquake (M5.9): Main shock accompanied by triggered slip on a conjugate fault

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 108, Issue 9, 2003, Pages

  Amelung, Falk ^a   Bell, John W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Conjugate; Earthquake; InSAR; Interferogram; Nevada; Trigger

Indexed keywords

AFTERSHOCK; DISLOCATION; EARTHQUAKE TRIGGER; FAULT SLIP; GROUND MOTION; INTERFEROMETRY; SOURCE PARAMETERS; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR;

NEVADA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0346268887     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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