Crustal structure of the Colorado Plateau, Arizona: Application of new long-offset seismic data analysis techniques

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 101, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 11173-11194

  Parsons, Tom ^a   McCarthy, Jill ^a   Kohler, William M ^a   Ammon, Charles J ^b   Benz, Harley M ^c   Hole, J A ^d   Criley, Edward E ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b Dept of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; CRUSTAL THICKNESS; DATA ANALYSIS; PLATEAU CRUST; SEISMIC DATA;

USA, ARIZONA, COLORADO PLATEAU;

EID: 0029750698     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/95jb03742     Document Type: Article

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