Seismic cycle and plate margin deformation in Costa Rica: GPS observations from 1994 to 1997

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 104, Issue B12, 1999, Pages 28915-28926

  Lundgren, P ^a,b   Protti, M ^a,b   Donnellan, A ^a,b   Heflin, M ^a,b   Hernandez, E ^a   Jefferson, D ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENT MARGIN; DEFORMATION; GPS; SEISMICITY; SUBDUCTION ZONE;

COSTA RICA;

EID: 17544392788     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999jb900283     Document Type: Article

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