Images of crust beneath southern California will aid study of earthquakes and their effects

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Volumn 77, Issue 18, 1996, Pages

  Fuis, Gary S ^a   Okaya, David A ^b   Clayton, Robert W ^b   Lutter, William J ^b   Ryberg, Trond ^b   Brocher, Thomas M ^b   Henyey, Thomas M ^b   Benthien, Mark L ^b   Davis, Paul M ^b   Mori, James ^b   Catchings, Rufus D ^b   Ten Brink, Uri S ^b   Kohler, Monica D ^b   Klitgord, Kim D ^b   Bohannon, Robert G ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0344333190     PISSN: 00963941     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96EO00112     Document Type: Article

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