Paleogeodetic records of seismic and aseismic subduction from central Sumatran microatolls, Indonesia

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 109, Issue 4, 2004, Pages

  Natawidjaja, Danny Hilman ^a,b   Sieh, Kerry ^a   Ward, Steven N ^c   Cheng, Hai ^d   Edwards, R Lawrence ^d   Galetzka, John ^a,e   Suwargadi, Bambang W ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^e INDONESIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCES   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

Coral microatoll; Earthquake cycle; Elastic model; Paleogeodesy; Paleoseismology

Indexed keywords

ATOLL; DEFORMATION; GEODESY; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SUBDUCTION;

ASIA; EURASIA; GREATER SUNDA ISLANDS; MALAY ARCHIPELAGO; SOUTHEAST ASIA; SUMATRA; SUNDA ISLES;

EID: 3242760645     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JB002398     Document Type: Article

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