Crustal deformation and fault slip during the seismic cycle in the North Chile subduction zone, from GPS and InSAR observations

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 158, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 695-711

  Chlieh, M ^a   De Chabalier, J B ^a   Ruegg, J C ^a   Armijo, R ^a   Dmowska, R ^b   Campos, J ^c   Feigl, K L ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Earthquake cycle; GPS; InSAR; Northern Chile; Subduction zone

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL DEFORMATION; EARTHQUAKE; GPS; INTERFEROMETRY; SUBDUCTION ZONE; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR;

CHILE; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 4344614618     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2004.02326.x     Document Type: Article

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