Viscoelastic-cycle model of interseismic deformation in the northwestern United States

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 181, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 665-696

  Pollitz, F F ^a   McCrory, Patricia ^a   Wilson, Doug ^b   Svarc, Jerry ^a   Puskas, Christine ^c   Smith, Robert B ^c  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Crustal deformation; Viscoelasticity

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL DEFORMATION; CYCLICITY; DIP-SLIP FAULT; FAULT SLIP; GPS; JUAN DE FUCA PLATE; KINEMATICS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PLATE BOUNDARY; PLATE CONVERGENCE; SAN ANDREAS FAULT; SUBDUCTION ZONE; THRUST; TRIPLE JUNCTION; VISCOELASTICITY;

UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

EID: 77953157190     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2010.04546.x     Document Type: Article

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