Postseismic relaxation and transient creep

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 110, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1-14

  Savage, J C ^a   Svarc, J L ^a   Yu, Shui Beih ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF EARTH SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREEP; EARTHQUAKE; GPS; POSTSEISMIC PROCESS;

EID: 30144438510     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JB003687     Document Type: Article

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