Fault network modeling of crustal deformation in California constrained using GPS and geologic observations

Tectonophysics

Volumn 612-613, Issue , 2014, Pages 1-17

  Zeng, Yuehua ^a   Shen, Zheng Kang ^b,c  

^a DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Crustal deformation; Fault slip rate; GPS observations; Kinematic fault model

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL DEFORMATIONS; CRUSTAL THICKENINGS; EASTERN CALIFORNIA; FAULT-SLIP RATES; GEODETIC OBSERVATION; GEOLOGIC SLIP RATES; KINEMATIC FAULTS; SURFACE DEFORMATION;

CREEP; EARTHQUAKE EFFECTS; GEODESY; GEODETIC SATELLITES; KINEMATICS; LANDFORMS;

FAULT SLIPS;

CRUSTAL DEFORMATION; FAULT SLIP; GPS; KINEMATICS; MODELING; SAN ANDREAS FAULT; SHEAR ZONE; SLIP RATE;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84892438299     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2013.11.030     Document Type: Article

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