Structure and seismotectonics of the Mendocino Triple Junction, California

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 108, Issue 5, 2003, Pages

  Henstock, Timothy J ^a   Levander, Alan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coast Ranges; Gorda plate; Mendocino Triple Junction; Seismic velocity structure; Seismicity; Vizcaino block

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; SEISMIC VELOCITY; SEISMOTECTONICS; TRIPLE JUNCTION; UPPER MANTLE; VELOCITY STRUCTURE;

MENDOCINO TRIPLE JUNCTION; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0042885562     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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