The geophysical character of southern Alaska-Implications for crustal evolution

Special Paper of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 431, Issue , 2007, Pages 1-20

  Saltus, R W ^a   Hudson, T L ^b   Wilson, F H ^c  

^a DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Applied Geology   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Crustal structure; Gravity anomalies; Magnetic anomalies; Tectonics

Indexed keywords

SEISMOLOGY; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TECTONICS;

COMBINED ANALYSIS; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; CRUSTAL THICKNESS; GRAVITY ANOMALIES; MAGNETIC ANOMALIES; MAGNETIC CHARACTER; SEISMIC INTERPRETATION;

MAGNETISM;

ACCRETION; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; CRUSTAL EVOLUTION; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; CRUSTAL THICKNESS; GRAVITY; GREENSTONE; MAGMATISM; PLATE CONVERGENCE; SUBDUCTION; TERRANE; TRIASSIC; VOLCANISM;

ALASKA; BERING SEA; COAST RANGES; COOK INLET; PACIFIC OCEAN; UNITED STATES; WRANGELL MOUNTAINS;

EID: 76749141392     PISSN: 00721077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1130/2007.2431(01)     Document Type: Article

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