Geophysical modeling of Valle de Banderas graben and its structural relation to Bahía de Banderas, Mexico

Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Geologicas

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 184-198

  Arzate, Jorge A ^a   Álvarez, Román ^b   Yutsis, Vsevolod ^c   Pacheco, Jesús ^a   López Loera, Héctor ^d  

^a CENTRO DE GEOCIENCIAS   (Mexico)

^b Ciudad Universitaria   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE NUEVO LEÓN   (Mexico)

^d INSTITUTO POTOSINO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA Y TECNOLÓGICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Geophysical modeling; Gravity; Jalisco Block; Magnetotellurics; Mexico; Valle de Banderas

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746109694     PISSN: 10268774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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