Evidences of a contractional pattern along the northern rim of the Hyblean plateau (Sicily, Italy) from GPS data

Geologica Acta

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 63-70

  Mattia, M ^a   Bruno, V ^a   Cannavo F ^a   Palano, M ^a  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Active tectonics; Deformation; Geodynamic; GPS; Hyblean plateau

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE FAULT; COLLISION ZONE; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; GEODYNAMICS; GPS; ISLAND ARC; SEISMICITY; STRAIN RATE; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR; TECTONIC SETTING; TECTONIC STRUCTURE; VELOCITY PROFILE;

HYBLEAN PLATEAU; ITALY; SICILY;

EID: 84859178529     PISSN: 16956133     EISSN: 16965728     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1344/105.000001705     Document Type: Article

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