Seismic velocity structure across the middle American landbridge in northern Costa Rica

Journal of Geodynamics

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 327-344

  Sallares V ^a   Danobeitia J J ^a   Flueh, E R ^b   Leandro, G ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF EARTH SCIENCES JAUME ALMERA   (Spain)

^b GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^c INSTITUTO COSTARRICENSE DE ELECTRICIDAD   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENT MARGIN; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; MOHO; SEISMIC VELOCITY; VELOCITY STRUCTURE; VOLCANISM;

COSTA RICA;

EID: 0344417106     PISSN: 02643707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0264-3707(98)00007-6     Document Type: Article

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