Geologic processes of accretion in the Cascadia subduction zone west of Washington State

Journal of Geodynamics

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 277-288

  Fisher, Michael A ^a   Flueh, Ernst R ^b   Scholl, David W ^a,c   Parsons, Tom ^a   Wells, Ray E ^a   Trehu, Anne ^d   Ten Brink, Uri ^e   Weaver, Craig S ^e  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

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

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCRETION; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; SUBDUCTION ZONE; THRUST;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033015032     PISSN: 02643707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0264-3707(98)00001-5     Document Type: Article

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