New insights on the tectonics along the New Hebrides subduction zone based on GPS results

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 108, Issue 6, 2003, Pages

  Calmant, Stéphane ^a   Pelletier, Bernard ^a   Lebellegard, Pierre ^a   Bevis, Michael ^b   Taylor, Frederick W ^c   Phillips, David A ^b  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (New Caledonia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Convergent margin; New Caledonia; New Hebrides subduction zone; North Fiji Basin; Plate tectonics using GPS; Southwest Pacific

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENT MARGIN; DEFORMATION; GPS; PLATE TECTONICS; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TECTONIC ROTATION;

NEW HEBRIDES; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 16744364198     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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