Preliminary Determination of Pacfic-North America Relative Motion in the Southern Gulf of Calfornia Using the Global Positioning System

Timothy H. Dixon, G. Gonzalez, S. M. Lichten, D. M. Tralli, G. E. Ness, J. P. Dauphin

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Abstract

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 of Cabo San Lucas on the Pacific plate relative to North America at a rate of 47±7 mrn/yr and azimuth of 57±6° west of north (1σ errors), equivalent within uncertainties to the NUVEL-1 global plate motion model.

Original languageAmerican English
JournalGeophysical Research Letters
Volume18
DOIs
StatePublished - May 1 1991
Externally publishedYes

Disciplines

  • Earth Sciences

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