Present-day kinematics of the Mediterranean: A comprehensive overview of GPS results

Tectonophysics

Volumn 579, Issue , 2012, Pages 220-242

  Nocquet, Jean Mathieu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE NICE SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS   (France)

Author keywords

Europe; Geodesy; GPS; Mediterranean; Plate kinematics; Tectonics

Indexed keywords

ADRIATIC; CENTRAL MEDITERRANEAN; COUNTER-CLOCKWISE; DEFORMATION PATTERN; EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN; EURASIA; EUROPE; GENERAL TRENDS; GLACIAL ISOSTATIC ADJUSTMENTS; HORIZONTAL VELOCITY; KINEMATICS MODELS; MEDITERRANEAN; PATTERNS OF MOTION; PLATE BOUNDARIES; PLATE KINEMATICS; PLATE MOTIONS; TUNISIA; VELOCITY FIELD; WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN; WIDE AREA;

CLOCKS; DEFORMATION; GEODESY; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; KINEMATICS; STRAIN RATE; TECTONICS; VELOCITY;

GEODETIC SATELLITES;

BOUNDARY CONDITION; DEFORMATION; GEODESY; GPS; ISOSTASY; KINEMATICS; PLATE BOUNDARY; PLATE MOTION;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

EID: 84870327350     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2012.03.037     Document Type: Review

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