Postseismic and interseismic displacements near a strike-slip fault: A two-dimensional theory for general linear viscoelastic rheologies

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 110, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1-21

  Hetland, E A ^a   Hager, B H ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL DEFORMATION; POSTSEISMIC PROCESS; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT;

EID: 29444437409     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JB003689     Document Type: Article

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