Surface kinematics in the Alpine-Carpathian-Dinaric and Balkan region inferred from a new multi-network GPS combination solution

Tectonophysics

Volumn 474, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 295-321

  Caporali, A ^a   Aichhorn, C ^b   Barlik, M ^l   Becker, M ^c   Fejes, I ^d,e   Gerhatova, L ^f   Ghitau, D ^g   Grenerczy, G ^d,e   Hefty, J ^f   Krauss, S ^b   Medak, D ^h   Milev, G ⁱ   Mojzes, M ^f   Mulic, M ^j   Nardo, A ^a   Pesec, P ^b   Rus, T ^g   Simek, J ^k   Sledzinski, J ^l   Solaric, M ^h   Stangl, G ^m   Stopar, B ^o   Vespe, F ⁿ   Virag, G ^d   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b Austrian Academy of Sciences ^*  (Austria)

^c DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^d Foldmeresi es Taverzekelesi Intezet Budapest   (Hungary)

^e INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

^f SLOVAK UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Slovakia)

^g TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CIVIL ENGINEERING   (Romania)

^h UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

ⁱ NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GEOPHYSICS   (Bulgaria)

^j UNIVERSITY OF SARAJEVO   (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

^k Topography and Cartography   (Czech Republic)

^l WARSAW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^m Bundesamt fur Eich und Vermessungswesen   (Austria)

ⁿ ITALIAN SPACE AGENCY   (Italy)

^o UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

more..

Author keywords

Alpine Carpathian Pannonian region; Balkanic Peninsula; Dinarids; GPS geodesy; Stress and strain

Indexed keywords

ALPINE-CARPATHIAN-PANNONIAN REGION; BALKANIC PENINSULA; DINARIDS; GPS GEODESY; STRESS AND STRAIN;

CAVITY RESONATORS; DEFORMATION; DROPS; FLEXIBLE COUPLINGS; FORESTRY; GEODESY; GEODETIC SATELLITES; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; KINEMATICS; SURVEYING; TECTONICS; TWO DIMENSIONAL; VELOCITY; WINDOWS;

STRAIN RATE;

DEFORMATION; DISPLACEMENT; EIGENVALUE; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; GEODESY; GPS; INTRAPLATE PROCESS; KINEMATICS; MICROPLATE; STRESS-STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; SUBDUCTION; VELOCITY PROFILE;

AEGEAN SEA; ALBANIA; ALPS; BALKANS; CARPATHIANS; CENTRAL MACEDONIA; CHALKIDIKI PENINSULA; EASTERN ALPS; EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; PREALPS; ROMANIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; TRANSYLVANIA;

RUMANIA;

EID: 68849094181     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2009.04.035     Document Type: Article

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