Magnetic signature of upper plate structures and subducting seamounts at the convergent margin off Costa Rica

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 103, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 7079-7093

  Barckhausen, Udo ^a   Roeser, Hans A ^b   Von Huene, Roland ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

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

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENT MARGIN; MAGNETIC DATA; OCEANIC CRUST; PLATE TECTONICS; SEAMOUNT; SUBDUCTION;

PACIFIC;

EID: 0032502496     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98jb00163     Document Type: Article

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