Current crustal deformation in the northern Tien Shan: GPS and seismological data

Russian Geology and Geophysics

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 280-290

  Tychkov, S A ^a   Kuchai, O A ^b   Bushenkova, N A ^b   Bragin, V D ^c   Kalmetieva, Z A ^d  

^a SOBOLEV INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND MINERALOGY   (Russian Federation)

^b TROFIMUK INSTITUTE OF PETROLEUM GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (Russian Federation)

^c RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Russian Federation)

^d Kyrgyz National Academy of Sciences   (Kyrgyzstan)

Author keywords

geodetic strain field; GPS; seismology; Seismotectonic strain field; travel time tomography; velocity anomaly

Indexed keywords

ASTHENOSPHERE; CRUSTAL DEFORMATION; GEODETIC DATUM; GPS; LITHOSPHERE; PLASTIC DEFORMATION; QUATERNARY; SEISMIC DATA; SLIP RATE; STRAIN RATE; TERRAIN;

ASIA; EURASIA; KYRGYZSTAN; LAKE YSYK-KOL; TIEN SHAN; WEST ASIA; YSYK-KOL;

EID: 40949110134     PISSN: 10687971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rgg.2007.05.006     Document Type: Article

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