Depth to bedrock using gravimetry in the Reno and Carson City, Nevada, area basins

GEOPHYSICS

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 340-350

  Abbott, Robert E ^a   Louie, John N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKES; GEOTHERMAL WELLS; HAZARDS; OIL WELL LOGGING; OIL WELLS; SURFACE WAVES;

CARSON CITY , NEVADA; GRAVITY FIELD; GRAVITY MEASUREMENT; QUATERNARY DEPOSITS; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; SEISMIC HAZARDS; SEISMIC REFLECTIONS; SEISMIC SHAKING;

WILDCAT WELLS;

BEDROCK; DEPTH DETERMINATION; GRAVIMETRY; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; SEISMIC HAZARD;

NEVADA; RENO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034113494     PISSN: 00168033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1190/1.1444730     Document Type: Article

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