Contrasts in morphology and deformation offshore Montserrat: New insights from the SEA-CALIPSO marine cruise data

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 37, Issue 19, 2010, Pages

  Kenedi, C L ^a,b   Sparks, R S J ^c   Malin, P ^a,b   Voight, B ^d   Dean, S ^e   Minshull, T ^e   Paulatto, M ^e   Peirce, C ^f   Shalev, E ^a,b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^d PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^f DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEBRIS; DEFORMATION; FANS; SEDIMENTATION;

CALIPSO; CRUSTAL BLOCK; EAST COAST; FAULT SYSTEM; LOCAL DEFORMATIONS; MAGMATISMS; SEISMIC REFLECTION PROFILES; SHELF SEDIMENTATION; STRESS REDISTRIBUTION; STRESS REGIME; TRANSTENSION; VOLCANIC ACTIVITIES; VOLCANICLASTICS; WEST COAST;

VOLCANOES;

COASTAL ZONE; CONTINENTAL SHELF; DEFORMATION; DIP; EN ECHELON STRUCTURE; FAULT ZONE; MAGMATISM; MORPHOLOGY; RESEARCH PROGRAM; SEDIMENTATION RATE; SEISMIC REFLECTION; STRESS FIELD; SUBMARINE FAN; VOLCANICLASTIC DEPOSIT; VOLCANISM;

LEEWARD ISLANDS [LESSER ANTILLES]; MONTSERRAT;

EID: 77958063113     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010GL043925     Document Type: Article

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