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History and pre-history of earthquakes in wine and redwood country, Sonoma and Mendocino counties, California History and pre-history of earthquakes in wine and redwood country, Sonoma and Mendocino counties, California
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Suzanne Hecker, Harvey Kelsey
The San Andreas fault on the San Francisco peninsula The San Andreas fault on the San Francisco peninsula
This field trip consists of stops in four locations that provide insight into the San Andreas fault along the San Francisco peninsula. The first two stops provide an overview and close-up look at the fault where no urbanization has occurred. The last two stops are examples of areas where urbanization occurred directly over the fault prior to current regulations. The field trip also...
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Carol S. Prentice, Greg W. Bartow, N. Timothy Hall, Michele Liapes
On the mechanical work absorbed on faults during earthquake ruptures On the mechanical work absorbed on faults during earthquake ruptures
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M. Cocco, Paul A. Spudich, Elisa Tinti
Chlorofluorocarbons in aquatic environments Chlorofluorocarbons in aquatic environments
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L.N. Plummer, Eurybiades Busenberg
Chlorofluorocarbons in the atmosphere Chlorofluorocarbons in the atmosphere
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L.N. Plummer, Eurybiades Busenberg
Principles of chlorofluorocarbon dating Principles of chlorofluorocarbon dating
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L.N. Plummer, Eurybiades Busenberg
Selected case studies using CFC data Selected case studies using CFC data
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L.N. Plummer, Eurybiades Busenberg, P.G. Cook, L. F Han, M. Groning
CFCs in binary mixtures of young and old groundwater CFCs in binary mixtures of young and old groundwater
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L.N. Plummer, Eurybiades Busenberg, L. F Han
Data interpretation in representative cases Data interpretation in representative cases
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L.N. Plummer, Eurybiades Busenberg, L. F Han
The San Andreas fault in Sonoma and Mendocino counties The San Andreas fault in Sonoma and Mendocino counties
This two-day trip explores the northern San Andreas fault in the Gualala area between Fort Ross and Point Arena (Fig. 1). The first stop overlooks the Golden Gate Bridge and includes a discussion of its in-progress seismic retrofit. Several subsequent stops are at paleoseismic sites on the San Andreas fault. The stop at Annapolis Road includes a short hike along the fault through the...
Authors
Carol S. Prentice, Keith I. Kelson
Effects and processes that can modify apparent CFC age Effects and processes that can modify apparent CFC age
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P. Cook, L.N. Plummer, D. K. Solomon, Eurybiades Busenberg, L. F Han