Geophysical data reveal the crustal structure of the Alaska Range orogen within the aftershock zone of the Mw 7.9 Denali fault earthquake

Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America

Volumn 94, Issue 6 SUPPL. B, 2004, Pages

  Fisher, Michael A ^a   Ratchkovski, Natalia A ^b   Nokleberg, Warren J ^a   Pellerin, Louise ^c   Glen, Jonathan M G ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^c Green Engineering Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GEOPHYSICS; GRAVITATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REFLECTION; ROCKS; SEISMOLOGY;

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; MAGNETOTELLURIC (MT); SEISMIC REFLECTIONS; SEISMICITY;

EARTHQUAKES;

AFTERSHOCK; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; FAULT ZONE; GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY; OROGENIC BELT;

ALASKA; ALASKA RANGE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 15544362685     PISSN: 00371106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1785/0120040613     Document Type: Article

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