Quantification of strain rate in the Western Alps using geodesy: Comparisons with seismotectonics

Swiss Journal of Geosciences

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 377-385

  Delacou, Bastien ^a   Sue, Christian ^b,f   Nocquet, Jean Mathieu ^c   Champagnac, Jean Daniel ^d,e   Allanic, Cécile ^a   Burkhard, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BRETAGNE OCCIDENTALE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE NICE SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS   (France)

^d GEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^e LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

^f INSTITUT UNIVERSITAIRE EUROPÉEN DE LA MER   (France)

Author keywords

Extension; Geodesy; Geodynamics; GPS; Rotation; Seismotectonics; Strain measurement; Strike slip; Western Alps

Indexed keywords

DATABASE; DEFORMATION; EXTENSION; GEODESY; GEODYNAMICS; GPS; ROTATION; SEISMOTECTONICS; STRAIN MEASUREMENT; STRAIN RATE; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT;

ALPS; EURASIA; EUROPE; WESTERN ALPS;

EID: 54049136820     PISSN: 16618726     EISSN: 16618734     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00015-008-1271-3     Document Type: Article

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