Crustal thickness of the Peninsular Ranges and Gulf Extensional Province in the Californias

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 106, Issue B7, 2001, Pages 13599-13611

  Lewis, Jennifer L ^a,b   Day, Steven M ^a   Magistrale, Harold ^a   Castro, Raul R ^c   Astiz, Luciana ^d   Rebollar, Cecilio ^c   Eakins, Jennifer ^e   Vernon, Frank L ^e   Brune, James N ^f  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CHEVRON ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

^c CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA Y DE EDUCACIÓN SUPERIOR DE ENSENADA   (Mexico)

^d PrepComm/CTBTO   (Austria)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; CRUSTAL THICKNESS; SEISMIC VELOCITY;

CALIFORNIA; PENINSULA RANGES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034911091     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001jb000178     Document Type: Article

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