GPS-derived deformation rates in northwestern Himalaya and Ladakh

International Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 100, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1293-1301

  Jade, Sridevi ^a   Rao, H J Raghavendra ^a   Vijayan, M S M ^a   Gaur, V K ^a,b   Bhatt, B C ^b   Kumar, Kireet ^c   Jaganathan, Saigeetha ^a   Ananda, M B ^a   Kumar, P Dileep ^a  

^a CSIR Centre for Mathematical Modelling and Computer Simulation   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF ASTROPHYSICS   (India)

^c G B PANT INSTITUTE OF HIMALAYAN ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT   (India)

Author keywords

Global positioning system (GPS); India; Karakoram fault; Ladakh Himalaya; Surface deformation

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; FAULT SLIP; FAULT ZONE; GPS; KINEMATICS; SLIP RATE;

CHINA; HIMALAYAS; INDIA; JAMMU AND KASHMIR; KARAKORAM FAULT ZONE; LADAKH; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU;

EID: 80051471279     PISSN: 14373254     EISSN: 14373262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00531-010-0532-3     Document Type: Article

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