Bathymetry and active geological structures in the Upper Gulf of California

Boletin de la Sociedad Geologica Mexicana

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 129-141

  Alvarez, Luis G ^a   Suárez Vidal, Francisco ^b   Mendoza Borunda, Ramón ^b   González Escobar, Mario ^c  

^a Ctro Invest Cie Y Educacion S   (Mexico)

^b División de Ciencias de la Tierra   (Mexico)

^c CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA Y DE EDUCACIÓN SUPERIOR DE ENSENADA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Bathymetry; Gulf of California; Seismicity; Tidal ridges

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952865721     PISSN: 14053322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18268/BSGM2009v61n1a12     Document Type: Article

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