Rift-transform junction in North Iceland: Rigid blocks and narrow accommodation zones revealed by GPS 1997-1999-2002

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 167, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 1439-1446

  Jouanne, François ^a   Villemin, Thierry ^a   Berger, Antoine ^a   Henriot, Oliver ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

Author keywords

Deformation; GPS; Krafla; Rifting; Tj rnes; Transform zone

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION MECHANISM; DISPLACEMENT; EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; GPS; PLATE BOUNDARY; RIFTING; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT; TRANSFORM FAULT;

ARCTIC; ARCTIC OCEAN; ICELAND; NORWEGIAN SEA; TJORNES FRACTURE ZONE;

EID: 33845304675     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2006.03107.x     Document Type: Article

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