Diffusion of crustal deformation from disturbances arising at plate boundaries - A case of the detachment beneath the Izu Peninsula, central Honshu, Japan

Earth, Planets and Space

Volumn 57, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 935-941

  Takahashi, Kana ^a   Seno, Tetsuzo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Detachment; Dike intrusion; Izu Peninsula; Stress diffusion; Tokai; Viscosity

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL DEFORMATION; DETACHMENT FAULT; PLATE BOUNDARY;

ASIA; CHUBU; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONSHU; IZU PENINSULA; JAPAN; SHIZUOKA [CHUBU];

EID: 28744454316     PISSN: 13438832     EISSN: 18805981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/BF03351873     Document Type: Article

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