Global deformation from the great 2004 Sumatra-Andaman earthquake observed by GPS: Implications for rupture process and global reference frame

Earth, Planets and Space

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 141-148

  Kreemer, Corné ^a   Blewitt, Geoffrey ^a   Hammond, William C ^a   Plag, Hans Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Coseismic displacements; Earthquake rupture; GPS; Great Sumatra Andaman Earthquake; Postseismic deformation

Indexed keywords

COSEISMIC PROCESS; EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; GPS; POSTSEISMIC PROCESS; SUMATRA EARTHQUAKE 2004;

EID: 33645766241     PISSN: 13438832     EISSN: 18805981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/BF03353370     Document Type: Article

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