Evidence for eight great earthquake-subsidence events detected with ground-penetrating radar, Willapa barrier, Washington

Geology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 99-102

  Meyers, Richard A ^a   Smith, Derald G ^a   Jol, Harry M ^b   Peterson, Curt D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEACHES; EARTHQUAKES; GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS; GEOPHYSICAL PROSPECTING; MAGNETITE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; SUBSIDENCE;

ACCELERATOR MASS SPECTROMETRY; BEACH SAND; GREAT EARTHQUAKE; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR (GPR); NEW APPROACHES; NORTH AMERICAN PLATES; SUBDUCTION-ZONE EARTHQUAKES;

GROUND PENETRATING RADAR SYSTEMS;

ACCELERATOR MASS SPECTROMETRY; BEACH EROSION; CORE ANALYSIS; EARTHQUAKE EVENT; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR; HOLOCENE; SUBSIDENCE; EARTHQUAKE; SCARP; SUBDUCTION ZONE;

UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES]; WILLAPA BAY; USA; WASHINGTON;

EID: 0029730932     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(1996)024<0099:EFEGES>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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