Implications of postseismic gravity change following the great 2004 Sumatra-Andaman earthquake from the regional harmonic analysis of GRACE intersatellite tracking data

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 113, Issue 11, 2008, Pages

  Han, Shin Chan ^a,b   Sauber, Jeanne ^a   Luthcke, Scott B ^a   Ji, Chen ^c   Pollitz , Fred F ^d  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSEISMIC PROCESS; ESTIMATION METHOD; GRAVITY FIELD; HARMONIC ANALYSIS; SATELLITE DATA; SUMATRA EARTHQUAKE 2004; TRACKING; UPLIFT;

ANDAMANS AND NICOBARS; ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; NICOBARS; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 58549116514     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JB005705     Document Type: Article

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