Seismic properties of layer 2A at 11 Ma: Results of a vertical seismic profile at Ocean drilling program site 1243

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 31, Issue 17, 2004, Pages

  Carlson, R L ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

0325 Marine geology and geophysics: Marine seismic (0935); 3035 Marine geology and geophysics: Midocean ridge processes; 5102 physical properties of rocks: Acoustics properties

Indexed keywords

AGE HARDENING; CRACKS; DEFORMATION; OCEAN CURRENTS; SEALING (CLOSING); VELOCITY MEASUREMENT; SEISMIC WAVES; SEISMOLOGY;

ASPERITY DEFORMATION; UPPERMOST OCEANIC CRUST;

SEISMIC PROSPECTING;

OCEAN DRILLING PROGRAM; OCEANIC CRUST; SEISMIC VELOCITY;

BOTTOM UP; DEFORMATION MODELING; OCEAN DRILLING PROGRAMS; OCEANIC CRUST; SEISMIC PROPERTIES; SEISMIC VELOCITIES; VERTICAL SEISMIC PROFILES; VERTICAL VELOCITY;

EID: 9744252984     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004GL020598     Document Type: Article

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