Heterogeneous coupling of the Sumatran megathrust constrained by geodetic and paleogeodetic measurements

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 113, Issue 5, 2008, Pages

  Chlieh, M ^a,b   Avouac, J P ^a   Sieh, K ^a   Natawidjaja, D H ^a,c   Galetzka, John ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE NICE SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS   (France)

^c INDONESIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCES   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; EARTHQUAKE EVENT; EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; FAULT ZONE; GEODESY; GPS; SLIP RATE; STRAIN; SUBDUCTION ZONE; THRUST FAULT;

ASIA; EURASIA; GREATER SUNDA ISLANDS; MALAY ARCHIPELAGO; SOUTHEAST ASIA; SUMATRA; SUNDA ISLES;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 55349116443     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JB004981     Document Type: Article

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