Geodetic evidence for low coupling on the Hellenic subduction plate interface

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 385, Issue , 2014, Pages 122-129

  Vernant, Philippe ^a   Reilinger, Robert ^b   McClusky, Simon ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER 2   (France)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dynamics of the lithosphere; Neotectonics; Seismic coupling; Space geodetic surveys

Indexed keywords

GEODESY; GEODETIC SATELLITES; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; STRAIN RATE; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TRANSFORM FAULTS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; VELOCITY;

EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMIS; ELASTIC STRAIN RATES; HIGH RATE OF CONVERGENCE; INTERSEISMIC DEFORMATIONS; NEOTECTONICS; SEISMIC COUPLING; SPACE GEODETIC SURVEYS; SUBDUCTION INTERFACE;

EARTHQUAKES;

EARTHQUAKE RECURRENCE; GEODESY; GPS; NEOTECTONICS; PLATE BOUNDARY; PLATE CONVERGENCE; PLATE MOTION; PLATE TECTONICS; SEISMICITY; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TRANSFORM FAULT;

AEGEAN ISLANDS; HELLENIC TRENCH; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 84887385742     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2013.10.018     Document Type: Article

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