Lithospheric instability beneath the Transverse Ranges of California

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 105, Issue B7, 2000, Pages 16237-16250

  Houseman, Gregory A ^a   Neil, Emily A ^a   Kohler, Monica D ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSTABILITY; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; SEISMIC VELOCITY;

CALIFORNIA; TRANSVERSE RANGES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034631644     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000jb900118     Document Type: Article

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