Possible relationship between nonvolcanic tremor and the 1998-2001 slow slip event, south central Alaska

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 114, Issue 6, 2009, Pages

  Peterson, Chloe L ^a   Christensen, Douglas H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION; DIP-SLIP FAULT; FREQUENCY DEPENDENCE; MANTLE STRUCTURE; PLATE MOTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SLIP RATE; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

ALASKA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70349421012     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JB006096     Document Type: Article

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