TY - JOUR
T1 - Numerical simulations of tectonic processes in Southern California
AU - Kosloff, Dan
PY - 1977/11
Y1 - 1977/11
N2 - Summary. A relaxation model for crustal tectonics, using the Finite Element method, was developed and applied to the region of Southern California. Both the existence of the Transverse Ranges and the geometry of the San Andreas fault in the region of Southern California, imply a stress pattern deviating from the simple horizontal shear which parallels the spreading between the Pacific and the North American plates. A number of possible mechanisms responsible for this anomalous stress field were examined quantitatively in the light of seismicity and other tectonic observations, and in particular to the Palmdale uplift which was reported to have occurred between the years 1960–65.
AB - Summary. A relaxation model for crustal tectonics, using the Finite Element method, was developed and applied to the region of Southern California. Both the existence of the Transverse Ranges and the geometry of the San Andreas fault in the region of Southern California, imply a stress pattern deviating from the simple horizontal shear which parallels the spreading between the Pacific and the North American plates. A number of possible mechanisms responsible for this anomalous stress field were examined quantitatively in the light of seismicity and other tectonic observations, and in particular to the Palmdale uplift which was reported to have occurred between the years 1960–65.
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1365-246X.1977.tb06931.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1365-246X.1977.tb06931.x
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AN - SCOPUS:84980302101
VL - 51
SP - 487
EP - 501
JO - Geophysical Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society
JF - Geophysical Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society
SN - 0016-8009
IS - 2
ER -