Fault locking, block rotation and crustal deformation in the Pacific Northwest

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 169, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 1315-1340

  McCaffrey, Robert ^a   Qamar, Anthony I ^b   King, Robert W ^c   Wells, Ray ^d   Khazaradze, Giorgi ^b,e   Williams, Charles A ^a   Stevens, Colleen W ^a,f   Vollick, Jesse J ^a   Zwick, Peter C ^a,g  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^f Tele Atlas   (United States)

^g Fugro Geoteam Limited   (United States)

Author keywords

Deformation; Faultslip; Geodynamics; GPS; Tectonics; Western US

Indexed keywords

AZIMUTH; BLOCK ROTATION; CRUSTAL DEFORMATION; ESTIMATION METHOD; FAULT; GEODYNAMICS; GPS; NORTH AMERICAN PLATE; SEAFLOOR SPREADING; SHEAR ZONE; SUBDUCTION ZONE; THRUST;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; OREGON; PACIFIC NORTHWEST; PUGET SOUND; UNITED STATES; VANCOUVER ISLAND; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

EID: 34250190998     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2007.03371.x     Document Type: Article

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