Current global plate kinematics from GPS (1995-2007) with the plate-consistent reference frame

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 113, Issue 4, 2008, Pages

  Kogan, Mikhail G ^a   Steblov, Grigory M ^a,b  

^a Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

^b SCHMIDT INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS OF THE EARTH   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEODESY; GPS; KINEMATICS; MODELING; PLATE TECTONICS;

EID: 45149121889     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JB005353     Document Type: Article

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