Is there a discrepancy between geological and geodetic slip rates along the San Andreas Fault System?

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 119, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 2518-2538

  Tong, Xiaopeng ^a   Smith Konter, Bridget ^b   Sandwell, David T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

deformation; earthquake cycle; fault; San Andreas; slip rate; viscoelastic

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE RECURRENCE; EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; GPS; HALF SPACE; SAN ANDREAS FAULT; SLIP RATE; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR; TECTONIC PLATE; VISCOELASTICITY;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84903773916     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2013JB010765     Document Type: Article

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