Quantifying geomorphology associated with large subduction zone earthquakes

Basin Research

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 531-542

  Morgan, Eugene C ^a   McAdoo, Brian G ^b   Baise, Laurie G ^a  

^a Tufts University   (United States)

^b VASSAR COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCRETIONARY PRISM; ASPERITY; BATHYMETRY; EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; FOREARC BASIN; GEOMORPHOLOGY; MICROEARTHQUAKE; SEAFLOOR SPREADING; SEISMICITY; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TECTONIC SETTING;

EID: 57049187206     PISSN: 0950091X     EISSN: 13652117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2117.2008.00368.x     Document Type: Article

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