Seismic structure in central Mexico: Implications for fragmentation of the subducted Cocos plate

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 117, Issue 9, 2012, Pages

  Dougherty, Sara L ^a   Clayton, Robert W ^a   Helmberger, Don V ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; COCOS PLATE; EARTHQUAKE MECHANISM; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; PLATE BOUNDARY; PLATE MOTION; PLATE TECTONICS; SEISMICITY; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TECTONIC SETTING; WAVEFORM ANALYSIS;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA];

EID: 84867268470     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012JB009528     Document Type: Article

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