GPS-derived strain in northwestern California: Termination of the San Andreas fault system and convergence of the Sierra Nevada-Great Valley block contribute to southern Cascadia forearc contraction

Tectonophysics

Volumn 413, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 171-184

  Williams, Todd B ^a   Kelsey, Harvey M ^b   Freymueller, Jeffrey T ^c  

^a UNAVCO Inc   (United States)

^b HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

Cascadia subduction zone; GPS geodesy; San Andreas fault zone; Sierra Nevada Great Valley block

Indexed keywords

FAULT ZONE; GPS; SAN ANDREAS FAULT; STRAIN RATE; SUBDUCTION ZONE;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 31344439683     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2005.10.047     Document Type: Article

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