The authors present a numerical modeling study that examines the deformational response of western North America to Baja California and/or Sierra Nevada microplate motion. In particular we study if, and under what condition of microplate motion, shear strain ...

The authors hypothesis postulates that the Baja California microplate is transported along the North America-Pacic plate boundary by partial coupling to the Pacic plate and low coupling to the North America plate. To test this idea, they use numerical ...