Variations in temperature gradients identify active faults in the Oregon accretionary prism

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 139, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 485-495

  Zwart, Gretchen ^a   Moore, J Casey ^a   Cochrane, Guy R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Accretionary wedges; Active faults; Gas hydrates; Geothermal gradient; Oregon; Seismic surveys

Indexed keywords

ACCRETIONARY PRISM; ACCRETIONARY PRISMS; ACTIVE FAULT; BOTTOM SIMULATING REFLECTOR; FAULTS; GAS HYDRATE; GAS HYDRATES; GEOTHERMAL GRADIENT; SEISMIC SURVEY;

USA, OREGON;

EID: 0029728867     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0012-821X(95)00244-7     Document Type: Article

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