Quaternary upper plate deformation in coastal Oregon

Bulletin of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 108, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 843-860

  Kelsey, Harvey M ^a   Ticknor, Robert L ^b   Bockheim, James G ^c   Mitchell, Clifton E ^d  

^a HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Wisconsin ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^d Lane Community College   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOCKS; DEFORMATION; SEA LEVEL; STRIKE-SLIP FAULTS;

CASCADIA SUBDUCTION ZONE; CLOCKWISE ROTATION; LATE PLEISTOCENE; LATE QUATERNARY; NORTH AMERICAN PLATES; OREGON COAST; PACIFIC PLATES; SOIL DEVELOPMENT; UPLIFT RATE; UPPER PLATE;

PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS);

DEFORMATION MECHANISM; DIP-SLIP FAULT; NORTH AMERICAN PLATE; PEDOGENESIS; PLATE MOTION; PLATE TECTONICS; QUATERNARY; SUBDUCTION ZONE; UPLIFT; DIP SLIP; PLATE DEFORMATION; WAVE CUT PLATFORM;

OREGON SHELF; PACIFIC OCEAN; OREGON; OREGON COAST RANGE; USA;

EID: 0030426267     PISSN: 00167606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0016-7606(1996)108<0843:QUPDIC>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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