Influence of fault trend, bends, and convergence on shallow structure and geomorphology of the Hosgri strike-slip fault, offshore central California

Geosphere

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1632-1656

  Johnson, Samuel Y ^a   Watt, Janet T ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRY; FAULT ZONE; GEODESY; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; SEISMIC REFLECTION; SLIP RATE; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT; UPLIFT;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84873517258     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1553040X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/GES00830.1     Document Type: Article

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