Neural network interpretation of LWD data (ODP Leg 170) confirms complete sediment subduction at the Costa Rica convergent margin

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 174, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 301-312

  Moritz, Erik ^a   Bornholdt, Stefan ^b   Westphal, Hildegard ^c   Meschede, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

Data processing; Leg 170; Neural networks; Subduction zones

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; SEDIMENT; SUBDUCTION;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0034651158     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-821X(99)00270-8     Document Type: Article

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