Structure of the submerged San Andreas and San Gregorio Fault zones in the Gulf of the Farallones off San Francisco, California, from high-resolution seismic-reflection data

US Geological Survey Professional Paper

Volumn , Issue 1658, 2002, Pages 77-117

  Bruns, Terry R ^a   Cooper, Alan K ^a   Carlson, Paul R ^a   McCulloch, David S ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAULT GEOMETRY; SAN ANDREAS FAULT; SEISMIC SURVEY;

CALIFORNIA; FARALLON ISLANDS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 8744224449     PISSN: 10449612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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