Reconciling geologic and geodetic model fault slip-rate discrepancies in Southern California: Consideration of nonsteady mantle flow and lower crustal fault creep

Geology

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 627-630

  Chuang, Ray Y ^a   Johnson, Kaj M ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLE MODEL; DEFORMATION RATES; EASTERN CALIFORNIA; ELASTIC MODELS; FAULT CREEP; GARLOCK; GEOLOGIC SLIP RATES; HIGH CURRENTS; LATE STAGE; LOWER CRUST; MANTLE FLOW; SAN ANDREAS FAULT; SHEAR ZONE; SLIP RATES; SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA; TIME-DEPENDENT DEFORMATION; UPPER MANTLE;

CREEP; EARTHQUAKES; GEODESY; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TECTONICS;

GEOLOGIC MODELS;

CREEP; DEFORMATION; EARTHQUAKE; FAULT SLIP; GEODESY; LOWER CRUST; MANTLE; SAN ANDREAS FAULT; SHEAR ZONE; SLIP RATE;

CALIFORNIA; MOJAVE DESERT; SAN BERNARDINO; SAN JACINTO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79960034291     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 19432682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G32120.1     Document Type: Article

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