Seismic image of the Cantabrian Mountains in the western extension of the Pyrenees from integrated ESCIN reflection and refraction data

Tectonophysics

Volumn 264, Issue 1-4, 1996, Pages 1-19

  Pulgar, J A ^a   Gallart, J ^b   Fernandez Viejo, G ^b   Perez Estaun, A ^b   Alvarez Marron, J ^a,d   Alonso, J L ^a   Gallastegui, J ^a   Marcos, A ^a   Bastida, F ^a   Aller, J ^a   Farias, P ^a   Marin J ^a   Garcia Espina R ^a   Martinez Catalan J R ^c   Comas, M C ^d   Banda, E ^b   Danobeitia J J ^b   Cordoba D ^e   Heredia, N ^f   Rodriguez R ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTE OF EARTH SCIENCES JAUME ALMERA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^d INSTITUTO ANDALUZ DE CIENCIAS DE LA TIERRA   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^f INSTITUTO GEOLÓGICO Y MINERO DE ESPAÑA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL MARGIN; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; SEISMIC REFLECTION; SEISMIC REFRACTION;

CANTABRIA; CANTABRIAN MOUNTAINS; SPAIN;

EID: 84969748918     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-1951(96)00114-X     Document Type: Article

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