A model of the earthquake cycle along the San Andreas Fault System for the past 1000 years

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2006, Pages

  Smith, Bridget R ^a   Sandwell, David T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLICITY; EARTHQUAKE; GREEN FUNCTION; SAN ANDREAS FAULT;

EID: 33644680293     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JB003703     Document Type: Article

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