Glacial isostatic stress shadowing by the Antarctic ice sheet

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 108, Issue 12, 2003, Pages

  Ivins, Erik R ^a   James, Thomas S ^b   Klemann, Volker ^c  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Geological Survey of Canada Sidney   (Canada)

^c GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antarctic ice sheet; Antarctic Plate Earthquake; Coulomb stress; Neotectonics; Transantarctic Mountain Ranges; Wilkes Basin

Indexed keywords

ELASTODYNAMICS; FAULTING; GLACIOISOSTASY; ICE SHEET; REACTIVATION; SEISMOTECTONICS; UPPER CRUST;

ANTARCTICA;

EID: 1642373978     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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