Orientation and nature of active crustal stresses determined by electromagnetic measurements in the Patagonian segment of the South America Plate

International Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 585-599

  Reuther, Claus Dieter ^a   Moser, Elmar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Active crustal stresses; Electromagnetic measurements; Microcracks; Patagonia; Plate tectonics; Southern Andes

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL CRUST; ELECTROMAGNETIC METHOD; MICROCRACK; PASSIVE MARGIN; PLATE CONVERGENCE; PLATE MOTION; PLATE TECTONICS; STRESS ANALYSIS; SUBDUCTION; TRANSFORM FAULT;

ANDES; PATAGONIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 63349089544     PISSN: 14373254     EISSN: 14373262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00531-007-0273-0     Document Type: Article

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