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Science 31 October 1980:
Vol. 210. no. 4469, pp. 534 - 536
DOI: 10.1126/science.210.4469.534
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Aseismic Uplift in Southern California: An Alternative Interpretation

DAVID D. JACKSON 1, WOOK B. LEE 1, and CHI-CHING LIU 1

1 Department of Earth and Space Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles 90024

The previously reported uplift in southern California may have resulted from systematic errors in leveling rather than tectonic activity. Errors are inferred from correlation between changes in elevation and topography at short and long wavelengths. Corrected data show no significant vertical motion except at the time of the San Fernando earthquake. Possible sources of error include inadequate rod calibration and refraction.

Submitted on May 14, 1980
Revised on July 14, 1980


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