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Neotectonic studies of northern Baja California, Mexico, with LANDSAT thematic mapper and SPOT panchromatic imagery: Partitioning of dextral and extensional strain at the Pacific-North America plate boundaryNumerous studies of active faulting in southern California indicate that the San Jacinto, Elsinore, and adjacent faults west of the San Andreas fault accommodate a significant proportion of Pacific-North America relative plate motion. Because of the complex distribution of slip, little is known about the activities of these and similar structures in northern Baja California and the southward transition to the oceanic ridge transform-fault system in the Gulf of California. SPOT and LANDSAT Thematic Mapper imagery for northern Baja California was processed to optimize discrimination of lithologic and structural features. This data was used to suggest a preliminary kinematic framework for distribution of relative plate motion between 31 and 33 degrees north, in which continental borderland tectonics play an important role in partitioning of plate motion.
Document ID
19920002335
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Miller, M. Meghan
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Crippen, Robert E.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Dixon, Timothy H.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
September 6, 2013
Publication Date
May 1, 1991
Publication Information
Publication: ESA, Physical Measurements and Signatures in Remote Sensing, Volume 2
Subject Category
Earth Resources And Remote Sensing
Accession Number
92N11553
Distribution Limits
Public
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