Spatial variations in slip deficit on the central San Andreas Fault from InSAR

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 175, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 837-852

  Ryder, Isabelle ^a   Bürgmann, Roland ^a  

^a Berkeley Seismological Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Creep and deformation; Dynamics and mechanics of faulting; Radar interferometry

Indexed keywords

CREEP; DEFORMATION; ERS-1; FAULTING; GEODESY; GPS; RADAR INTERFEROMETRY; SAN ANDREAS FAULT; SLIP RATE; SPATIAL VARIATION; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR;

EID: 57049094597     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2008.03938.x     Document Type: Article

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