Article
Cascadia Fore Arc Seismic Survey: Open-Access Data Available
EOS
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
9-1-2012
Keywords
- Cascadia subduction zone,
- Juan de Fuca plates,
- Gorda plates
Disciplines
Abstract
The Cascadia subduction zone (CSZ), where the Juan de Fuca and Gorda plates subduct obliquely beneath North America at a rate of about 35 millimeters per year, poses major geological hazards to population centers of the northwestern United States. Despite the importance of the subducting slab in these hazards, the plate boundary is poorly mapped and understood, especially offshore.
Subjects - Topical (LCSH)
Seismic prospecting--Washington (State)
Geographic Coverage
Cascadia Subduction Zone
Genre/Form
articles
Type
Text
Language
English
Format
application/pdf
Citation Information
W. Steven Holbrook, Graham Kent, Katie Keranan, H. Paul Johnson, et al.. "Cascadia Fore Arc Seismic Survey: Open-Access Data Available" EOS Vol. 93 Iss. 50 (2012) p. 521 - 522 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/jacqueline_caplan-auerbach/12/