A Geophysical Study of the Central Aleutian Arc.
Abstract
Seismic reflection, refraction and near bottom geophysical observations were made in the Aleutian trench near 173 degrees W. The near bottom observations showed that the undisturbed sediments which form the base of the trench floor terminate abruptly at the foot of the north slope which appears to be made up of complexly deformed sediments. The most active zone of deformation between the Pacific and North American plates appears to be localized within 1 km of the base of the north slope. No fault-type features were observed on the near bottom geophysical system. Two structural models for the downgoing lithospheric model are proposed. These two models satisfy constraints imposed by gravity, seismic, refraction and earthquake location data. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 15, 1972
- Accession Number
- AD0755455
Entities
People
- John Allen Grow
Organizations
- Scripps Institution of Oceanography