Crustal structure along the west flank of the Cascades, western Washington

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 102, Issue B8, 1997, Pages 17857-17873

  Miller, Kate C ^a   Keller, G Randy ^a   Gridley, James M ^a   Luetgert, James H ^b   Mooney, Walter D ^b   Thybo, Hans ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; SEISMIC VELOCITY STRUCTURE; TECTONICS;

USA, WASHINGTON, CASCADES;

EID: 0038964270     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97jb00882     Document Type: Article

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