Tectonic synthesis of the Olympic Mountains segment of the Cascadia wedge, using two-dimensional thermal and kinematic modeling of thermochronological ages

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 106, Issue B11, 2001, Pages 26731-26746

  Batt, Geoffrey E ^a,d   Brandon, Mark T ^a   Farley, Kenneth A ^b   Roden Tice, Mary ^c  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCRETIONARY PRISM; CRETACEOUS; EXHUMATION; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; THERMAL EVOLUTION; THERMOCHRONOLOGY;

OLYMPIC MOUNTAINS; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON;

EID: 0035194893     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001jb000288     Document Type: Article

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