Seismological structure and implications of collision between the Ontong Java Plateau and Solomon Island Arc from ocean bottom seismometer-airgun data

Tectonophysics

Volumn 389, Issue 3-4 SPEC.ISS., 2004, Pages 191-220

  Miura, Seiichi ^a,c   Suyehiro, Kiyoshi ^b,c   Shinohara, Masanao ^a,b   Takahashi, Narumi ^b,c   Araki, Eiichiro ^b,c   Taira, Asahiko ^b,c  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Crustal structure; OBS; Ontong Java Plateau; Seismic experiment; Solomon Island Arc; Southwest Pacific

Indexed keywords

COLLISION ZONE; CONVERGENT MARGIN; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; ISLAND ARC; OCEAN BOTTOM SEISMOMETER; SUBDUCTION ZONE; SUBMARINE PLATEAU; TECTONOPHYSICS;

MELANESIA; ONTONG JAVA PLATEAU; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; SOLOMON ISLANDS [(ISG) MELANESIA]; SOLOMON ISLANDS [SOLOMON ISLANDS (ISG)];

EID: 5144234680     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2003.09.029     Document Type: Article

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