Tectonic structure of the convergent Pacific margin offshore Costa Rica from multichannel seismic reflection data

Tectonics

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 54-66

  Hinz, K ^a   Von Huene, R ^b   Ranero, C R ^b   Flueh, E ^b   Klaeschen, D ^b   Leinbach, J ^b   Ruoff, O ^b   Bargeloh, H O ^a   Block, M ^a   Fritsch, J ^a   Kewitsch, P ^a   Meyer, H ^a   Schreckenberger, B ^a   Mrazek, J ^c  

^a FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR GEOSCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES BGR   (Germany)

^b GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENT MARGIN; CONVERGENT MARGINS; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; PLATE TECTONICS; SEISMIC REFLECTION DATA; SEISMIC SURVEY; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; SUBDUCTION; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TERTIARY;

PACIFIC, COSTA RICA CONTINENTAL MARGIN; PACIFIC, COSTA RICA MARGIN;

EID: 0029749444     PISSN: 02787407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/95TC02355     Document Type: Article

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