Crustal deformation in the Central Ionian Islands (Greece): Results from DGPS and DInSAR analyses (1995-2006)

Tectonophysics

Volumn 444, Issue 1-4, 2007, Pages 119-145

  Lagios, E ^a   Sakkas, V ^a   Papadimitriou, P ^a   Parcharidis, I ^b   Damiata, B N ^c   Chousianitis, K ^a   Vassilopoulou, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b HAROKOPIO UNIVERSITY   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cephallonia; Dilatancy; GPS measurements; Ground deformation; Ionian Islands; SAR interferometry

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL DEFORMATION; DGPS; EARTHQUAKE EVENT; EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; INTERFEROMETRY; SEISMICITY; SEISMOLOGY; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR;

CEPHALONIA [IONIAN ISLANDS]; EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; IONIAN ISLANDS; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 35148881770     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2007.08.018     Document Type: Article

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