Utility of aeromagnetic studies for mapping of potentially active faults in two forearc basins: Puget Sound, Washington, and Cook Inlet, Alaska

Earth, Planets and Space

Volumn 57, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 781-793

  Saltus, R W ^a   Blakely, R J ^b   Haeussler, P J ^c   Wells, R E ^b  

^a DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aeromagnetic; Seismic hazards; Susceptibility

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE FAULT; AEROMAGNETIC SURVEY; FOREARC BASIN; MAGNETIC ANOMALY; SEISMIC HAZARD;

EID: 26844494409     PISSN: 13438832     EISSN: 18805981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/BF03351857     Document Type: Article

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