The Cutting Edge of Tectonics

Author: Wernicke, Brian P.

Published in: Engineering and Science, Volume 66, Number 2, 2003, pp. 26-35

Part of: Engineering and Science, Volume 66:2, 2003

Item Category: Feature Articles

Persistent URL: https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechES:66.2.Tectonics

Abstract

Using GPS and computer modeling, geologists are exploring the relationships between plate movement, mountain building, fault systems, and earthquakes.

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