Tectonic evolution of the Salton Sea inferred from seismic reflection data

Nature Geoscience

Volumn 2, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 581-584

  Brothers, D S ^a   Driscoll, N W ^a   Kent, G M ^a   Harding, A J ^a   Babcock, J M ^a   Baskin, R L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

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EID: 68749110942     PISSN: 17520894     EISSN: 17520908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ngeo590     Document Type: Article

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