Northwest Basin and Range tectonic deformation observed with the Global Positioning System, 1999-2003

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 110, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1-12

  Hammond, William C ^a,b   Thatcher, Wayne ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL DEFORMATION; GPS; TECTONICS;

BASIN AND RANGE PROVINCE; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 29444444730     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JB003678     Document Type: Article

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