Seismic evidence for dilatational source deformations accompanying the 2004-2008 Yellowstone accelerated uplift episode

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 115, Issue 2, 2010, Pages

  Taira, T ^c   Smith, R B ^b   Chang, W L ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; DISLOCATION; EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; GPS; HYDROTHERMAL FLUID; ISOTROPY; MOMENT TENSOR; SEISMIC SOURCE; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR; UPLIFT;

UNITED STATES; WYOMING; YELLOWSTONE CALDERA;

EID: 76849105913     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JB006281     Document Type: Article

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