Bathymetric and hydrographic features (May 2007) in the Consag and Wagner Basins, northern Gulf of California, Mexico;Batimetría y características hidrográficas (mayo, 2007) en las cuencas de Consag y Wagner, norte del Golfo de California, México

Boletin de la Sociedad Geologica Mexicana

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 119-127

  Vázquez Figueroa, Viridiana ^a,b   Canet, Carles ^b   Prol Ledesma, Rosa María ^b   Sánchez, Alberto ^c   Dando, Paul ^d,e   Camprubí, Antoni ^b   Robinson, Carlos J ^b   Le Bert, Gerardo Hiriart ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DEL MAR   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^c INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

^d THE CITADEL   (United States)

^e BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bathymetry; Pull apart basin; Seawater masses; Thermocline; Wagner fault

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952804902     PISSN: 14053322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18268/BSGM2009v61n1a11     Document Type: Article

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