Structural model of the San Bernardino basin, California, from analysis of gravity, aeromagnetic, and seismicity data

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 109, Issue 4, 2004, Pages

  Anderson, Megan ^a   Matti, Jonathan ^b   Jachens, Robert ^c  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gravity anomalies; San Andreas Fault; San Bernardino basin

Indexed keywords

AEROMAGNETIC SURVEY; BASIN EVOLUTION; GRAVITY SURVEY; PULL APART BASIN; QUATERNARY; SEISMICITY; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; SAN BERNARDINO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 3242798912     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JB002544     Document Type: Article

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