Seismic images of crustal duplexing and continental subduction in the Brooks Range

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 102, Issue B9, 1997, Pages 20847-20871

  Wissinger, E S ^a   Levander, A ^a   Christensen, Nikolas I ^b  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DUPLEX; FOLD AND THRUST BELT; SEISMIC DATA; SUBDUCTION;

USA, ALASKA, BROOKS RANGE;

EID: 0031422169     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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