Fine-scale seismic structure of young upper crust at 17°20′S on the fast spreading East Pacific Rise

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 107, Issue 8, 2002, Pages

  Hussenoeder, Stefan A ^a,b   Detrick, Robert S ^a   Kent, Graham M ^c   Schouten, Hans ^a   Harding, Alistair J ^c  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

East Pacific Rise; Genetic algorithm; Mid ocean ridge; Multichannel seismology; Upper oceanic crust; Volcanic emplacement

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; MID-OCEAN RIDGE; SEISMIC VELOCITY; SEISMICITY; SPREADING CENTER; UPPER CRUST; VOLCANISM;

EAST PACIFIC RISE; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0037055953     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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