Structure and tectonics of the erosional convergent margin off Antofagasta, north Chile (23°30′S)

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 110, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1-19

  Sallarès, Valentí ^a,b   Ranero, César R ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE NICE SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS   (France)

^b CSIC Unidad de Tecnologia Marina UTM   (Spain)

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

^d INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENT MARGIN; CRUSTAL EVOLUTION;

ANTOFAGASTA; CHILE; SOUTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 24744435735     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JB003418     Document Type: Article

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