Seismological evidence for a sub-volcanic arc mantle wedge beneath the Denali volcanic gap, Alaska

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 29, Issue 16, 2002, Pages 61-1-61-4

  McNamara, Daniel E ^a   Pasyanos, Michael E ^b  

^a DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUIDS; POISSON RATIO; SEDIMENTS; VOLCANOES;

EARTH CRUST;

SEISMOLOGY;

BENIOFF ZONE; ISLAND ARC; PLATE BOUNDARY; POISSON RATIO; SEISMIC VELOCITY; SUBDUCTION ZONE; VELOCITY STRUCTURE; VOLCANISM;

ALASKA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037104905     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001GL014088     Document Type: Article

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