Deep structures of the Ecuador convergent margin and the Carnegie Ridge, possible consequence on great earthquake recurrence interval

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2004, Pages

  Graindorge, David ^a   Calahorrano, Alcinoe ^a,b   Charvis, Philippe ^a   Collot, Jean Yves ^a   Bethoux, Nicole ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE NICE SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS   (France)

^b ESCUELA POLITÉCNICA NACIONAL   (Ecuador)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; EARTHQUAKES; OCEANOGRAPHY; SEDIMENTS; VELOCITY CONTROL;

OFF-SHORE; ON-SHORE; SEIMICS; SUBDUCTION ZONE;

SHORE PROTECTION;

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; EARTHQUAKE; PLATE BOUNDARY; RECURRENCE INTERVAL; SEISMIC DATA; SUBDUCTION;

ECUADOR; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 2542487291     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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