Comparison of geodetic and seismic strain rates in Greece by using a uniform processing approach to campaign GPS measurements over the interval 1994-2000

Journal of Geodynamics

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 381-399

  Rontogianni, Sofia ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

GPS; Greece; Seismic hazard; Strain; Velocity field

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; COORDINATE; CURVATURE; EARTHQUAKE CATALOGUE; GEODESY; GNSS; GPS; LEAST SQUARES METHOD; POLYGON; SEISMIC HAZARD; STRAIN RATE; TECTONIC SETTING; VELOCITY PROFILE;

GREECE;

EID: 77957893045     PISSN: 02643707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jog.2010.04.008     Document Type: Article

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