Preliminary determination of Pacific-North America relative motion in the southern Gulf of California using the Global Positioning System

GPS data from experiments conducted in 1985 and 1989 in the southern Gulf of California, Mexico, allow a determination of relative motion between the Pacific and North American plates. The data indicate motion by Cabo San Lucas on the Pacific plate relative to North America at a rate of 47 + or - 7...

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Published inGeophysical research letters Vol. 18; pp. 861 - 864
Main Authors Dixon, T. H., Gonzalez, G., Lichten, S. M., Tralli, D. M., Ness, G. E.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Legacy CDMS 01.05.1991
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Geophysics
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Summary:GPS data from experiments conducted in 1985 and 1989 in the southern Gulf of California, Mexico, allow a determination of relative motion between the Pacific and North American plates. The data indicate motion by Cabo San Lucas on the Pacific plate relative to North America at a rate of 47 + or - 7 mm/yr and azimuth of 57 + or - 6 deg west of north, equivalent within uncertainties to the NUVEL-1 global plate motion model.
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ISSN:0094-8276
DOI:10.1029/91GL01062