Large enigmatic crater structures offshore southern California

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 159, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 803-815

  Leg, Mark R ^a   Nicholson, Craig ^b   Goldfinger, Chris ^c   Milstein, Randall ^c   Kamerling, Marc J ^b,d  

^a Legg Geophysical   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Venco Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Caldera; California margin geology; Crater; Diapirism; Impact; Volcanic structure

Indexed keywords

DIAPIRISM; GEOLOGICAL STRUCTURE; MIOCENE; SUBMARINE VOLCANO;

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

EID: 8744259053     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2004.02424.x     Document Type: Article

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