P and S wave tomography of the mantle beneath the United States
B Schmandt, FC Lin - Geophysical Research Letters, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Mantle seismic structure beneath the United States spanning from the active western plate
margin to the passive eastern margin was imaged with teleseismic P and S wave traveltime …
margin to the passive eastern margin was imaged with teleseismic P and S wave traveltime …
Unified structural representation of the southern California crust and upper mantle
We present a new, 3D description of crust and upper mantle velocity structure in southern
California implemented as a Unified Structural Representation (USR). The USR is …
California implemented as a Unified Structural Representation (USR). The USR is …
The Parkfield tremors reveal slow and fast ruptures on the same asperity
The deep extension of the San Andreas Fault is believed to be creeping, but the recent
observations of tectonic tremors from these depths indicate a complex deformation style. In …
observations of tectonic tremors from these depths indicate a complex deformation style. In …
Localized seismic deformation in the upper mantle revealed by dense seismic arrays
A Inbal, JP Ampuero, RW Clayton - Science, 2016 - science.org
Seismicity along continental transform faults is usually confined to the upper half of the crust,
but the Newport-Inglewood fault (NIF), a major fault traversing the Los Angeles basin, is …
but the Newport-Inglewood fault (NIF), a major fault traversing the Los Angeles basin, is …
Analysis of teleseismic P waves with a 5200‐station array in Long Beach, California: Evidence for an abrupt boundary to Inner Borderland rifting
B Schmandt, RW Clayton - Journal of Geophysical Research …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
We analyze teleseismic P waves from four Mw≥ 6.5 earthquakes recorded by a petroleum
industry survey in Long Beach, California. The survey used a 2‐D array with up to 5200 …
industry survey in Long Beach, California. The survey used a 2‐D array with up to 5200 …
Seismic velocity structure and anisotropy of the Alaska subduction zone based on surface wave tomography
Y Wang, C Tape - Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Southcentral Alaska is a complex tectonic region that transitions from subduction of Pacific
crust to flat slab subduction—and collision—of overthickened Yakutat crust. Because much …
crust to flat slab subduction—and collision—of overthickened Yakutat crust. Because much …
Fault geometry inversion and slip distribution of the 2010 Mw 7.2 El Mayor‐Cucapah earthquake from geodetic data
MH Huang, EJ Fielding, H Dickinson… - Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The 4 April 2010 Mw 7.2 El Mayor‐Cucapah (EMC) earthquake in Baja, California,
and Sonora, Mexico, had primarily right‐lateral strike‐slip motion and a minor normal‐slip …
and Sonora, Mexico, had primarily right‐lateral strike‐slip motion and a minor normal‐slip …
Postseismic Deformation Following the 2010 El Mayor-Cucapah Earthquake: Observations, Kinematic Inversions, and Dynamic Models
Due to its location on a transtensional section of the Pacific-North American plate boundary,
the Salton Trough is a region featuring large strike-slip earthquakes within a regime of …
the Salton Trough is a region featuring large strike-slip earthquakes within a regime of …
Mapping the Alaskan Moho
We present a series of Moho depth maps for the Alaskan region based on P receiver
function estimates using data from all available broadband instrumentation from 1999 to …
function estimates using data from all available broadband instrumentation from 1999 to …
Crustal magmatism and lithospheric geothermal state of western North America and their implications for a magnetic mantle
J Wang, CF Li - Tectonophysics, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract The western North American lithosphere experienced extensive magmatism and
large-scale crustal deformation due to the interactions between the Farallon and North …
large-scale crustal deformation due to the interactions between the Farallon and North …