Geometry of the El Fresnal basin, northern Chihuahua, Mexico, as inferred from three-dimensional gravity modeling

Geofisica Internacional

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 103-120

  Bandy, W L ^a   Ortega Ramirez J ^a   Maillol, J M ^b   Valiente Banuet, A ^c   Rodriguez J A ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

^e INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Chihuahua; Gravity anomalies; Mexico; R o Grande rift; Sedimentary basins

Indexed keywords

FAULT GEOMETRY; GRAVITY ANOMALY; GRAVITY SURVEY; SEDIMENTARY BASIN;

CHIHUAHUA; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 4444277344     PISSN: 00167169     EISSN: 2954436X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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