Which forces drive North America?

Geology

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1027-1030

  Bokelmann, G H R ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anisotropy; Deformation; Lithosphere; Mantle; Plate tectonics; Seismology

Indexed keywords

GEOSCIENCES;

DEFORMATION; HEAT CONVECTION;

TECTONICS;

DEFORMATION; LITHOSPHERE; MANTLE; PLATE TECTONICS; SEISMIC ANISOTROPY; VELOCITY STRUCTURE;

NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 0036861417     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(2002)030<1027:WFDNA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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