Three-dimensional thermal modeling for the Mendocino Triple Junction area

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 148, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 45-57

  Goes, Saskia ^a   Govers, Rob ^b   Schwartz, Susan ^c   Furlong, Kevin ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Mendocino triple junction; Thermal evolution; Three dimensional model

Indexed keywords

MODEL; THERMAL EVOLUTION; TRIPLE JUNCTION; TRIPLE JUNCTIONS;

PACIFIC, MENDOCINO TRIPLE JUNCTION;

EID: 0030775022     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0012-821x(97)00044-7     Document Type: Article

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