Interseismic deformation and creep along the central section of the North Anatolian Fault (Turkey): InSAR observations and implications for rate-and-state friction properties

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 316-331

  Kaneko, Y ^a   Fialko, Y ^a   Sandwell, D T ^a   Tong, X ^a   Furuya, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

InSAR observations; numerical simulations; rate and state friction; surface deformation

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE FAULT; ALOS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CREEP; DEFORMATION; ENVISAT-1; FRICTION; NORTH ANATOLIAN FAULT; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR;

TURKEY;

EID: 84877114694     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012JB009661     Document Type: Article

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