Three-dimensional structure across the Tintina strike-slip fault, northern Canadian Cordillera, from seismic refraction and reflection tomography

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 167, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 1292-1308

  Zelt, Colin A ^a   Ellis, Robert M ^b   Zelt, Barry C ^b,c  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c Integrated Ocean Drilling Program Management International   (Japan)

Author keywords

Canadian Cordillera; Crustal structure; Seismic reflection; Seismic refraction; Seismic tomography; Seismic velocity

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; DISPLACEMENT; SEISMIC REFLECTION; SEISMIC REFRACTION; SEISMIC TOMOGRAPHY; SEISMIC VELOCITY; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; TRAVEL TIME; VELOCITY STRUCTURE;

CANADA; CANADIAN CORDILLERA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 33845329864     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2006.03090.x     Document Type: Article

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