Topographic effects of the Eastern California Shear Zone in the Mojave Desert

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 106, Issue B12, 2001, Pages 30625-30644

  Dokka, Roy K ^a   Macaluso, Kristine Y ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; NEOGENE; SHEAR ZONE; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT;

CALIFORNIA; MOJAVE DESERT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035710180     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000jb000017     Document Type: Article

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