Imaging Sierra Nevada lithospheric sinking

Eos

Volumn 88, Issue 21, 2007, Pages

  Gilbert, Hersh ^a   Jones, Craig ^b   Owens, Thomas J ^c   Zandt, George ^d  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMAGING METHOD; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; SIERRA NEVADA [CALIFORNIA]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34347234536     PISSN: 00963941     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007EO210001     Document Type: Article

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