Crustal motion in the Southern Andes (26°-36°S): Do the Andes behave like a microplate?

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 4, Issue 10, 2003, Pages

  Brooks, Benjamin A ^a   Bevis, Michael ^a   Smalley Jr , Robert ^b   Kendrick, Eric ^a   Manceda, René ^c   Lauría, Eduardo ^d   Maturana, Rodrigo ^d   Araujo, Mario ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

^c Repsol USA   (United States)

^d Instituto Geográfico Militar Argentina   (Argentina)

^e Instituto Nacional de Prevencion Sismica   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Andes; Continental deformation; GPS; Interseismic

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750710690     PISSN: 15252027     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003GC000505     Document Type: Article

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