GRACE detects coseismic and postseismic deformation from the Sumatra-Andaman earthquake

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 34, Issue 13, 2007, Pages

  Chen, J L ^a   Wilson, C R ^a,b   Tapley, B D ^a   Grand, S ^b  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAVIMETERS; GRAVITATION; RELAXATION PROCESSES; SEISMIC PROSPECTING; VISCOELASTICITY;

AFTERSLIP; GRAVITY FIELD DISTURBANCE; SUBDUCTION ZONE; VISCOELASTIC RELAXATION;

EARTHQUAKES;

COSEISMIC PROCESS; DEFORMATION; EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; GRAVITY FIELD; POSTSEISMIC PROCESS; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; SPHERICAL HARMONICS; SUBDUCTION ZONE; SUMATRA EARTHQUAKE 2004;

EID: 34548613857     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007GL030356     Document Type: Article

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