Bias in estimates of lithosphere viscosity from interseismic deformation

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 40, Issue 16, 2013, Pages 4260-4265

  Hines, T T ^a   Hetland, E A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

earthquake cycle; interseismic deformation; lithosphere viscosity

Indexed keywords

APPARENT VISCOSITY; DEPTH DEPENDENTS; EARTHQUAKE CYCLES; INTER-SEISMIC PERIODS; INTERSEISMIC DEFORMATIONS; LITHOSPHERIC MANTLE; UNIFORM VISCOSITY; UPPERMOST MANTLE;

DEFORMATION; EARTHQUAKES; ESTIMATION; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

VISCOSITY;

DEFORMATION MECHANISM; EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER; ESTIMATION METHOD; FAULT; GEOMETRY; LITHOSPHERE; SHEAR ZONE; UPPER MANTLE; VISCOSITY;

EID: 84882744292     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: 19448007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/grl.50839     Document Type: Article

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