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Shortening and thickening of metropolitan Los Angeles measured and inferred by using geodesy

1999; Geological Society of America; Volume: 27; Issue: 8 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1130/0091-7613(1999)027 2.3.co;2

1943-2682

Donald F. Argus, M. B. Heflin, Andrea Donnellan, F. Webb, Danan Dong, K. Hurst, D. Jefferson, G. A. Lyzenga, M. M. Watkins, J. Zumberge,

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Research Article| August 01, 1999 Shortening and thickening of metropolitan Los Angeles measured and inferred by using geodesy Donald F. Argus; Donald F. Argus 1Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91109, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Michael B. Heflin; Michael B. Heflin 1Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91109, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Andrea Donnellan; Andrea Donnellan 1Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91109, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Frank H. Webb; Frank H. Webb 1Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91109, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Danan Dong; Danan Dong 1Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91109, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Kenneth J. Hurst; Kenneth J. Hurst 1Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91109, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar David C. Jefferson; David C. Jefferson 1Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91109, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Gregory A. Lyzenga; Gregory A. Lyzenga 1Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91109, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Michael M. Watkins; Michael M. Watkins 1Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91109, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar James F. Zumberge James F. Zumberge 1Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91109, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Donald F. Argus 1Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91109, USA Michael B. Heflin 1Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91109, USA Andrea Donnellan 1Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91109, USA Frank H. Webb 1Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91109, USA Danan Dong 1Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91109, USA Kenneth J. Hurst 1Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91109, USA David C. Jefferson 1Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91109, USA Gregory A. Lyzenga 1Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91109, USA Michael M. Watkins 1Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91109, USA James F. Zumberge 1Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91109, USA Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 Geological Society of America Geology (1999) 27 (8): 703–706. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1999)027 2.3.CO;2 Article history First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Donald F. Argus, Michael B. Heflin, Andrea Donnellan, Frank H. Webb, Danan Dong, Kenneth J. Hurst, David C. Jefferson, Gregory A. Lyzenga, Michael M. Watkins, James F. Zumberge; Shortening and thickening of metropolitan Los Angeles measured and inferred by using geodesy. Geology 1999;; 27 (8): 703–706. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1999)027 2.3.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract Geodetic observations using the Global Positioning System (GPS) and other techniques record a high rate of north-south shortening in an east-southeast–trending, 5–40-km-wide belt in northern metropolitan Los Angeles, California. Downtown Los Angeles is observed to be converging upon the southern San Gabriel Mountains at 6 mm/yr. Aside from the elastic strain that will be released during earthquakes rupturing the San Andreas and San Jacinto faults, east-west lengthening across northern metropolitan Los Angeles is minor, <2.5 mm/yr. Therefore north-south shortening is accommodated mainly by vertical crustal thickening. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.