Kinematics of the southwestern U.S. deformation zone inferred from GPS motion data

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 110, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1-16

  Bos, Annemarie G ^a   Spakman, Wim ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL DEFORMATION; GPS; KINEMATICS; PLATE MOTION; SAN ANDREAS FAULT;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 26844444564     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JB002742     Document Type: Article

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