NASA NTRS · 19840022387
Update: San Andreas Fault experiment
Abstract
Satellite laser ranging techniques are used to monitor the broad motion of the tectonic plates comprising the San Andreas Fault System. The San Andreas Fault Experiment, (SAFE), has progressed through the upgrades made to laser system hardware and an improvement in the modeling capabilities of the spaceborne laser targets. Of special note is the launch of the Laser Geodynamic Satellite, LAGEOS spacecraft, NASA's only completely dedicated laser satellite in 1976. The results of plate motion projected into this 896 km measured line over the past eleven years are summarized and intercompared.
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Christodoulidis, D. C., Smith, D. E.. 1984-06-01. Update: San Andreas Fault experiment. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19840022387
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