Incorporating and reporting uncertainties in fault slip rates

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 114, Issue 12, 2009, Pages

  Zechar, J Douglas ^a   Frankel, Kurt L ^b  

^a Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL DEFORMATION; DISPLACEMENT; ESTIMATION METHOD; FAULT SLIP; FAULT ZONE; SEISMIC HAZARD; SLIP RATE;

CALIFORNIA; CANADA; DEATH VALLEY; DEVON ISLAND; FISH LAKE; NUNAVUT; QUEEN ELIZABETH ISLANDS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77954233319     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JB006325     Document Type: Article

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