Interseismic locking on the Hikurangi subduction zone: Uncertainties from slow-slip events

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 119, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 7874-7888

  McCaffrey, Robert ^a  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GPS; SEISMICITY; SLIP RATE; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TRANSITION ZONE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

HIKURANGI; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND; NORTHLAND;

EID: 84915749428     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2014JB010945     Document Type: Article

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