Afterslip no longer an afterthought

被引:8
作者
DeMets, C
机构
[1] University of Wisconsin-Madison,Department of Geology and Geophysics
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10.1038/386549a0
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Measuring the imperceptible motion of tectonic plates has become possible with sub-centimetre positioning from satellite data. Such measurements show that postseismic creep can release as much energy as violent earthquakes.
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页码:549 / 549
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