Morphology and recent history of the ridge propagator system located at 18°N, 106°W

Special Paper of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 334, Issue , 2000, Pages 29-40

  Bandy, W L ^a,b   Hilde, T W C ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRY; MORPHOLOGY; TRANSFORM FAULTS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

BATHYMETRIC DATA; CLOCKWISE ROTATION; EARTHQUAKE DATA; LATERAL SHEAR; MAGNETIC DATA; MIDDLE AMERICA TRENCHES; SEAFLOOR SPREADING; SPREADING RATE;

EARTHQUAKES;

BATHYMETRY; BLOCK ROTATION; COCOS PLATE; EARTHQUAKE DAMAGE; GEOMORPHOLOGY; MAGNETIC FIELD; SEAFLOOR SPREADING; TRANSFORM FAULT;

EID: 84870876260     PISSN: 00721077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1130/0-8137-2334-5.29     Document Type: Article

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