Crustal structure of the alaska range orogen and denali fault along the richardson highway

Special Paper of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 431, Issue , 2007, Pages 43-53

  Fisher, Michael A ^a   Pellerin, Louise ^b   Nokleberg, Warren J ^a   Ratchkovski, Natalia A ^c   Glen, Jonathan M G ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b Green Engineering Inc   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaska; Alaska Range; Crustal structure; Denali fault; Denali fault earthquake

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKES;

ALASKA; ALASKA RANGE; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; DENALI FAULT; DENALI FAULT EARTHQUAKE;

FAULTING;

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; DIP-SLIP FAULT; EARTHQUAKE; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; FAULT; LOWER CRUST; ROAD; SEISMICITY; SHEAR ZONE;

ALASKA; ALASKA RANGE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 76749171252     PISSN: 00721077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1130/2007.2431(03)     Document Type: Article

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