Terrestrial reference frame NA12 for crustal deformation studies in North America

Journal of Geodynamics

Volumn 72, Issue , 2013, Pages 11-24

  Blewitt, Geoffrey ^a   Kreemer, Corné ^a   Hammond, William C ^a   Goldfarb, Jay M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Deformation; Geodesy; GPS; North America; Reference frame; Tectonics

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL DEFORMATION; GEODESY; GPS; PLATE MOTION; TECTONIC PLATE; TECTONICS;

NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 84888826158     PISSN: 02643707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jog.2013.08.004     Document Type: Article

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