Crustal structure of the Borderland-Continent transition zone of southern California adjacent to Los Angeles

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 108, Issue 8, 2003, Pages

  Nazareth, Julie J ^a   Clayton, Robert W ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

California Borderland; LARSE; Slab; Transition zone

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; MANTLE STRUCTURE; MOHO; OCEANIC CRUST; SEISMIC VELOCITY; UPPER MANTLE; VELOCITY STRUCTURE;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0344823682     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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