Robust and exploratory analysis of active mesoscale tectonic zones in Japan utilizing the nationwide GPS array

Tectonophysics

Volumn 400, Issue 1-4, 2005, Pages 27-53

  Toya, Yuzo ^a   Kasahara, Minoru ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Active tectonic zones; Crustal deformation; Earthquake; GPS; Japan; Strain rate changes

Indexed keywords

GPS; TECTONOPHYSICS;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN; WORLD;

EID: 17844396913     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2005.02.003     Document Type: Article

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