Regional P wave velocity structure of the Northern Cascadia Subduction Zone

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 111, Issue 12, 2006, Pages

  Ramachandran, K ^a,b   Hyndman, R D ^a   Brocher, T M ^c  

^a Geological Survey of Canada Sidney   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARRIVAL TIME; EARTHQUAKE HYPOCENTER; P-WAVE; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; SEISMIC DATA; SEISMIC TOMOGRAPHY; TRAVEL TIME; UPPER MANTLE; VELOCITY STRUCTURE;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; CASCADIA SUBDUCTION ZONE; JUAN DE FUCA STRAIT; NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC OCEAN; PUGET SOUND; STRAIT OF GEORGIA; UNITED STATES; VANCOUVER ISLAND; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

EID: 34547918020     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JB004108     Document Type: Article

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