Space geodetic test of kinematic models for the Indo-Australian composite plate

Geology

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 827-830

  Gordon, Richard G ^a   Argus, Donald F ^b   Royer, Jean Yves ^c  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITÉ EUROPÉENNE DE BRETAGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Capricorn plate; Component plates; Composite plates; Diffuse plate boundaries; Marine geophysics; Plate tectonics; Space geodesy

Indexed keywords

CAPRICORN PLATE; COMPONENT PLATES; COMPOSITE PLATES; DIFFUSE PLATE BOUNDARIES; MARINE GEOPHYSICS; PLATE TECTONICS; SPACE GEODESY;

EARTH SCIENCES; FORECASTING; GEODESY; GEOPHYSICS; KINEMATICS; SUBMARINE GEOLOGY; TECTONICS;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

AUSTRALIAN PLATE; GEODESY; GPS; INDIAN PLATE; KINEMATICS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PLATE BOUNDARY; PLATE TECTONICS;

EID: 54949140420     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 00917613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G25089A.1     Document Type: Article

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