GPS-geodetic deformation monitoring of the south-west seismic zone of Western Australia: Review, description of methodology and results from epoch-one

Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-8

  Featherstone, W E ^a   Penna, Nigel T ^a   Leonard, Mark ^b   Clark, Dan ^b   Dawson, John ^c   Dentith, M C ^d   Darby, Desmond ^e   McCarthy, R ^f  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Geoscience Australia   (United States)

^c Geoscience Australia   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^e GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

^f Western Australian Department of Land Information   (Australia)

Author keywords

Geodesy; GPS; Intraplate deformation; South west seismic zone

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; EARTHQUAKE; GEODESY; GPS; SEISMIC ZONE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; WESTERN AUSTRALIA; WORLD;

EID: 23844486765     PISSN: 0035922X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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