Mechanics of low-stress forearcs: Nankai and Cascadia

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 104, Issue B7, 1999, Pages 15191-15205

  Wang, Kelin ^a   He, Jiangheng ^a  

^a Geological Survey of Canada Sidney   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE; FOREARC BASIN; ISLAND ARC; PLATE MOTION; STRESS ANALYSIS; SUBDUCTION ZONE;

CASCADIA SUBDUCTION ZONE; NANKAI TROUGH; NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0032741729     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999jb900103     Document Type: Article

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