Present-day strain accumulation and slip rates associated with southern San Andreas and eastern California shear zone faults

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 115, Issue 11, 2010, Pages

  Spinler, Joshua C ^a   Bennett, Richard A ^a   Anderson, Megan L ^b   McGill, Sally F ^c   Hreinsdóttir, Sigrn ^d   McCallister, Andrew ^a,e  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

^b University of Colorado College of Nursing   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOCK ROTATION; FAULT GEOMETRY; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GPS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PALEOSEISMICITY; SAN ANDREAS FAULT; SEISMOTECTONICS; SHEAR ZONE; SLIP RATE; STRAIN; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT; TRANSITION ZONE;

CALIFORNIA; COACHELLA VALLEY; SAN GORGONIO PASS; SAN JACINTO FAULT ZONE; TRANSVERSE RANGES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78649557814     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JB007424     Document Type: Article

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