Aseismic deformation in the Alps: GPS vs. seismic strain quantification

Terra Nova

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 182-188

  Sue, Christian ^a,b,d,e   Delacou, Bastien ^b   Champagnac, Jean Daniel ^c   Allanic, Cecile ^b   Burkhard, Martin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE BRETAGNE OCCIDENTALE   (France)

^e INSTITUT UNIVERSITAIRE EUROPÉEN DE LA MER   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREEP; DEFORMATION; ELASTICITY; GEODESY; GPS; NEOTECTONICS; SEISMIC MOMENT; SEISMIC ZONE; SEISMOTECTONICS; STRESS-STRAIN RELATIONSHIP;

ALPS; EURASIA; EUROPE; WESTERN ALPS;

EID: 34547555338     PISSN: 09544879     EISSN: 13653121     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3121.2007.00732.x     Document Type: Article

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