Mechanical analysis of controls on strain partitioning in the Himalayas of central Nepal

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 116, Issue 10, 2011, Pages

  Godard, V ^a,b   Burbank, D W ^b  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; FAULT; FRICTION; KINEMATICS; MODELING; SLIP; STRAIN PARTITIONING; STRUCTURAL CONTROL;

HIMALAYAS; NEPAL;

EID: 80054034518     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JB008272     Document Type: Article

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