Seismic reflection imaging of two megathrust shear zones in the northern Cascadia subduction zone

Nature

Volumn 428, Issue 6979, 2004, Pages 163-167

  Calvert, Andrew J ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; DEHYDRATION; EARTHQUAKES; GEOCHEMISTRY; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; OCEANOGRAPHY; ROCKS;

CRUSTAL ROCKS; SHEAR ZONES;

SEISMOLOGY;

SEISMIC REFLECTION; SHEAR ZONE; SUBDUCTION ZONE; THRUST;

ARTICLE; ASTHENOSPHERIC UPWELLING; CANADA; DESICCATION; EARTHQUAKE; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOGRAPHY; GEOLOGY; MOTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROCK; SEA; SHEAR STRESS;

CASCADIA SUBDUCTION ZONE; NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 1642360657     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature02372     Document Type: Article

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