Subduction and collision processes in the Central Andes constrained by converted seismic phases

Nature

Volumn 408, Issue 6815, 2000, Pages 958-961

  Yuan, X ^a,b   Sobolev, S V ^a   Kind, R ^a,b   Oncken, O ^a,b   Bock, G ^a,c   Asch, G ^a,c   Schurr, B ^a,c   Graeber, F ^a,c   Rudloff, A ^a,c   Hanka, W ^a,c   Wylegalla, K ^a,c   Tibi, R ^a,c   Haberland, Ch ^b,c   Rietbrock, A ^b,c   Giese, P ^b,c   Wigger, P ^b,c   Rower P ^b,c   Zandt, G ^c,d   Beck, S ^c,d   Wallace, T ^c,d   Pardo, M ^c,e   Comte, D ^c,e   more..

^a GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^c Andes Working Group   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL THICKENING; MOUNTAIN ENVIRONMENT; SUBDUCTION; TECTONICS; UPLIFT;

ARTICLE; EARTHQUAKE; GEOGRAPHY; GEOLOGY; METEOROLOGY; OCEANIC REGIONS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOPOGRAPHY; VOLCANO;

SOUTH AMERICA;

MOHO; PUNA;

EID: 0034700463     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/35050073     Document Type: Article

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