Geodetic measurements of crustal deformation in the Western Mediterranean and Europe

Pure and Applied Geophysics

Volumn 161, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 661-681

  Nocquet, J M ^a   Calais, E ^b  

^a INSTITUT GÉOGRAPHIQUE NATIONAL   (France)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Crustal deformation; Geodesy; GPS; Mediterranean; Plate boundary zone; Plate motions

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL DEFORMATION; GEODESY; GPS; PLATE BOUNDARY; PLATE MOTION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA (WEST);

EID: 1542348238     PISSN: 00334553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00024-003-2468-z     Document Type: Article

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