Present kinematics of Central and Northern Italy from continuous GPS measurements

Journal of Geodynamics

Volumn 58, Issue , 2012, Pages 62-72

  Cenni, Nicola ^a   Mantovani, Enzo ^a   Baldi, Paolo ^b   Viti, Marcello ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Central Northern Italy; Geodetic velocities; Tectonics

Indexed keywords

COSEISMIC PROCESS; DEFORMATION; DISPLACEMENT; EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER; EARTHQUAKE EVENT; GEODETIC DATUM; GPS; KINEMATICS; LOWER CRUST; POSTSEISMIC PROCESS; TECTONICS; TIME DEPENDENT BEHAVIOR; TIME SERIES; UPPER MANTLE; VISCOELASTICITY;

APENNINES; ITALY;

AQUILA;

EID: 84857659751     PISSN: 02643707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jog.2012.02.004     Document Type: Article

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