Influence of lithosphere viscosity structure on estimates of fault slip rate in the Mojave region of the San Andreas fault system

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 112, Issue 7, 2007, Pages

  Johnson, Kaj M ^a   Hilley, George E ^b   Bürgmann, Roland ^c  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAULT SLIP; GPS; LITHOSPHERE; SAN ANDREAS FAULT; SLIP RATE; VISCOSITY;

EID: 34548539290     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JB004842     Document Type: Article

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