The teleseismic signature of fossil subduction: Northwestern Canada

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 113, Issue 4, 2008, Pages

  Mercier, J P ^a   Bostock, M G ^a   Audet, P ^a   Gaherty, J B ^b   Garnero, E J ^c   Revenaugh, Justin ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MOHO; PROTEROZOIC; SEISMIC ANISOTROPY; SEISMIC REFLECTION; SEISMIC RESPONSE; SEISMOGRAPH; SUBDUCTION ZONE; SUTURE ZONE; TELESEISMIC WAVE;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; NORTHWEST TERRITORIES;

EID: 45149110430     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JB005127     Document Type: Article

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