Surface displacement field at Terceira island deduced from repeated GPS measurements

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 217-218, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-7

  Miranda, J M ^a   Navarro, A ^a   Catalao J ^a   Fernandes, R M S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BEIRA INTERIOR   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Azores triple junction; Crustal deformation; Plate kinematics; Space geodesy

Indexed keywords

ABSOLUTE-MOTION; AVERAGE RATE; AZORES TRIPLE JUNCTION; CRUSTAL DEFORMATIONS; EURASIA; EURASIAN PLATES; HORIZONTAL DEFORMATION; PLATE KINEMATICS; RIGID BODY; RIGID-BODY MOTION; SPACE GEODESY; SURFACE DISPLACEMENT; TERCEIRA; VOLCANIC PROCESS;

DEFORMATION; SURFACE MEASUREMENT; VOLCANOES;

GEODETIC SATELLITES;

CRUSTAL DEFORMATION; DEFORMATION; DISPLACEMENT; EURASIAN PLATE; GEODESY; GPS; KINEMATICS; PLATE MOTION; SUBSIDENCE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; AZORES; AZORES TRIPLE JUNCTION; PORTUGAL; TERCEIRA;

EID: 84855416795     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2011.10.009     Document Type: Article

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