Dynamics of the Pacific-North American Plate Boundary in the Western United States

Science ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 287 (5454) ◽  
pp. 834-836 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. M. Flesch
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
North American ◽  
Plate Boundary ◽  
North American Plate ◽  
Western United States ◽  
Pacific North American ◽  
The Pacific

scholarly journals Distribution of Relative Plate Motion Along the Pacific-North American Plate Boundary Determined from Mobile VLBI Measurements

1988 ◽  
Vol 129 ◽  
pp. 365-366
Author(s):  
P. M. Kroger ◽  
G. A. Lyzenga ◽  
K. S. Wallace ◽  
J. M. Davidson
Keyword(s):  
North American ◽  
Plate Boundary ◽  
Temporal Distribution ◽  
North American Plate ◽  
Primary Sources ◽  
Plate Motion ◽  
Fault System ◽  
Pacific North American ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
San Andreas Fault System

The problem of understanding the deformation occurring along the Pacific-North American plate boundary in the western United States depends upon understanding the forces which drive the plates in this region. One of the primary sources of our knowledge concerning these forces lies in their manifestation as relative displacements which occur throughout the broad zone of deformation surrounding the San Andreas fault system. It is information concerning the spatial and temporal distribution of these motions which will be of greatest benefit in helping to determine which of several possible mechanisms is responsible for driving contemporary plate motions in this region.

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