The Queen Charlotte Fault, British Columbia: Seafloor anatomy of a transform fault and its influence on sediment processes

Geo-Marine Letters

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 311-318

  Barrie, J Vaughn ^a   Conway, Kim W ^a   Harris, Peter T ^b  

^a Geological Survey of Canada Sidney   (Canada)

^b GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CONTINENTAL SHELVES; GEOMORPHIC EXPRESSION; NORTH AMERICAN PLATES; PLATE BOUNDARIES; RADIOCARBON DATING; SAN ANDREAS FAULT; SUBMARINE CANYON;

EARTHQUAKES; LANDFORMS; SEDIMENTS; STRATIGRAPHY; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; SURVEYS; TECTONICS; TRANSFORM FAULTS; UNDERWATER ACOUSTICS;

STRIKE-SLIP FAULTS;

BATHYMETRY; DISLOCATION; EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; FAULT ZONE; GEOLOGICAL MAPPING; NORTH AMERICAN PLATE; PACIFIC PLATE; PLATE BOUNDARY; PLATE CONVERGENCE; RADIOCARBON DATING; SAN ANDREAS FAULT; STRATIGRAPHY; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT; SUBMARINE CANYON; TECTONIC SETTING;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA;

EID: 84880512577     PISSN: 02760460     EISSN: 14321157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00367-013-0333-3     Document Type: Article

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