Explorer deformation zone: Evidence of a large shear zone and reorganization of the Pacific-Juan de Fuca-North American triple junction

Geology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 213-216

  Dziak, Robert P ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bathymetry; Earthquakes; Hydroacoustics; Juan de Fuca; Ridge; Transform

Indexed keywords

EXPLORER DEFORMATION ZONE; HYDROACOUSTIC EARTHQUAKE; JUAN DE FUCA RIDGE SYSTEMS; DEFORMATION ZONE; EARTHQUAKE DATA; JUAN DE FUCA; MULTIBEAM BATHYMETRY; NORTH AMERICAN PLATES; RIDGE; SEISMIC EVIDENCE; TRIPLE JUNCTION;

BATHYMETRY; EARTHQUAKES; SEISMOLOGY; SHEAR DEFORMATION; TECTONICS; UNDERWATER ACOUSTICS; MATHEMATICAL TRANSFORMATIONS; SUBMARINE GEOLOGY;

OCEANOGRAPHY; BATHYMETRY;

SHEAR ZONE; TECTONIC STRUCTURE; TRIPLE JUNCTION; BATHYMETRY; DEFORMATION; EARTHQUAKE; FRACTURE ZONE; SEAMOUNT; TRANSFORM;

JUAN DE FUCA RIDGE; PACIFIC OCEAN; MISSOURI; SPRINGFIELD; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33645222616     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 00917613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G22164.1     Document Type: Article

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