The san andreas fault in the san francisco bay region, california: Structure and kinematics of a young plate boundary

International Geology Review

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 191-205

  Jachens, R C ^a   Zoback, M L ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KINEMATICS; PLATE BOUNDARY; SAN ANDREAS FAULT; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

CALIFORNIA; SAN FRANCISCO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032928236     PISSN: 00206814     EISSN: 19382839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00206819909465139     Document Type: Article

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