Vertical tectonic deformation associated with the San Andreas fault zone offshore of San Francisco, California

Tectonophysics

Volumn 457, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 209-223

  Ryan, H F ^a   Parsons, T ^a   Sliter, R W ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Finite element model; Merced Formation; San Andreas fault; Strike slip fault

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; DEPOSITION; DISPLACEMENT; FAULT ZONE; FAULTING; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; PLEISTOCENE; PLIOCENE; SAN ANDREAS FAULT; SAN FRANCISCO EARTHQUAKE 1906; SEDIMENT; SHEAR ZONE; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT; SUBSIDENCE;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; SAN FRANCISCO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 51749123327     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2008.06.011     Document Type: Article

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