GPS and tectonic evidence for a diffuse plate boundary at the Azores Triple Junction

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 381, Issue , 2013, Pages 177-187

  Marques, F O ^a   Catalao J C ^a   DeMets, C ^b   Costa, A C G ^a,c   Hildenbrand, A ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^d CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Azores Triple Junction; GPS and structural data; Mid Atlantic Ridge (MAR); Nubia and Eurasia; Plate boundary; Terceira Rift

Indexed keywords

AZORES TRIPLE JUNCTION; EURASIA; MID ATLANTIC RIDGE; PLATE BOUNDARIES; STRUCTURAL DATA; TERCEIRA RIFTS;

DEFORMATION; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; VOLCANOES;

TECTONICS;

DEFORMATION; EURASIAN PLATE; GPS; MICROPLATE; PLATE BOUNDARY; PLATE MOTION; SEAFLOOR; SEISMIC DATA; SPREADING CENTER; TECTONIC STRUCTURE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; AZORES TRIPLE JUNCTION; EURASIA; MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE; NUBIA; TERCEIRA RIFT;

EID: 84884365529     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2013.08.051     Document Type: Article

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