Movement along a low-angle normal fault: The S reflector west of Spain

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2007, Pages

  Reston, T J ^a,b   Booth Rea, G ^a   Leythaeuser, T ^c   Sawyer, D ^d   Klaeschen, D ^a   Long, C ^a  

^a GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^d RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Detachment faulting

Indexed keywords

EID: 62249125231     PISSN: 15252027     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006GC001437     Document Type: Article

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