Strain concentration zone along the volcanic front derived by GPS observations in NE Japan arc

Earth, Planets and Space

Volumn 56, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1347-1355

  Miura, Satoshi ^a   Sato, Toshiya ^a   Hasegawa, Akira ^a   Suwa, Yoko ^a   Tachibana, Kenji ^a   Yui, Satoshi ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

GPS; Inland earthquakes; Strain concentration zone; Volcanic front

Indexed keywords

STRAIN ANALYSIS; VOLCANISM;

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

EID: 20544454455     PISSN: 13438832     EISSN: 18805981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/BF03353360     Document Type: Article

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