Peter J Haeussler, Ph.D. (Former Employee)
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Deformation driven by subduction and microplate collision: Geodynamics of Cook Inlet basin, Alaska Deformation driven by subduction and microplate collision: Geodynamics of Cook Inlet basin, Alaska
Late Neogene and younger deformation in Cook Inlet basin is caused by dextral transpression in the plate margin of south-central Alaska. Collision and subduction of the Yakutat microplate at the northeastern end of the Aleutian subduction zone is driving the accretionary complex of the Chugach and Kenai Mountains toward the Alaska Range on the opposite side of the basin. This deformation...
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R.L. Bruhn, Peter J. Haeussler
Imaging the transition from Aleutian subduction to Yakutat collision in central Alaska, with local earthquakes and active source data Imaging the transition from Aleutian subduction to Yakutat collision in central Alaska, with local earthquakes and active source data
In southern and central Alaska the subduction and active volcanism of the Aleutian subduction zone give way to a broad plate boundary zone with mountain building and strike-slip faulting, where the Yakutat terrane joins the subducting Pacific plate. The interplay of these tectonic elements can be best understood by considering the entire region in three dimensions. We image three...
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D. Eberhart-Phillips, D.H. Christensen, T.M. Brocher, R. Hansen, N.A. Ruppert, Peter J. Haeussler, G.A. Abers
Emplacement of the Kodiak batholith and slab-window migration Emplacement of the Kodiak batholith and slab-window migration
The Kodiak batholith is one of the largest, most elongate intrusive bodies in the forearc Sanak-Baranof plutonic belt located in southern Alaska. This belt is interpreted to have formed during the subduction of an oceanic spreading center and the associated migration of a slab window. Individual plutons of the Kodiak batholith track the location and evolution of the underlying slab...
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David W. Farris, Peter J. Haeussler, Richard Friedman, Scott R. Paterson, R. W. Saltus, Robert A. Ayuso
Far-field effects of early Tertiary ridge subduction in Alaska Far-field effects of early Tertiary ridge subduction in Alaska
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D. C. Bradley, R.M. Friedman, P.W. Layer, Peter J. Haeussler, A.B. Till, S. M. Roeske, Marti L. Miller
Varieties of submarine failure morphologies of seismically-induced landslides in Alaskan fjords Varieties of submarine failure morphologies of seismically-induced landslides in Alaskan fjords
The Great Alaska Earthquake of 1964 caused major damage and 43 deaths in the coastal communities of Seward and Valdez. Most of these losses were caused by tsunamis that occurred immediately after the earthquake and were most likely induced by local submarine landslides. Recent NOAA multibcam bathymetric surveys near Seward and Valdez provide detailed information about the morphology of...
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H. Lee, H. Ryan, R. E. Kayen, Peter J. Haeussler, P. Dartnell, M. A. Hampton
Utility of aeromagnetic studies for mapping of potentially active faults in two forearc basins: Puget Sound, Washington, and Cook Inlet, Alaska Utility of aeromagnetic studies for mapping of potentially active faults in two forearc basins: Puget Sound, Washington, and Cook Inlet, Alaska
High-resolution aeromagnetic surveys over forearc basins can detect faults and folds in weakly magnetized sediments, thus providing geologic constraints on tectonic evolution and improved understanding of seismic hazards in convergent-margin settings. Puget Sound, Washington, and Cook Inlet, Alaska, provide two case histories. In each lowland region, shallow-source magnetic anomalies are...
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Richard W. Saltus, Richard J. Blakely, Peter J. Haeussler, Ray E. Wells
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Deformation driven by subduction and microplate collision: Geodynamics of Cook Inlet basin, Alaska Deformation driven by subduction and microplate collision: Geodynamics of Cook Inlet basin, Alaska
Late Neogene and younger deformation in Cook Inlet basin is caused by dextral transpression in the plate margin of south-central Alaska. Collision and subduction of the Yakutat microplate at the northeastern end of the Aleutian subduction zone is driving the accretionary complex of the Chugach and Kenai Mountains toward the Alaska Range on the opposite side of the basin. This deformation...
Authors
R.L. Bruhn, Peter J. Haeussler
Imaging the transition from Aleutian subduction to Yakutat collision in central Alaska, with local earthquakes and active source data Imaging the transition from Aleutian subduction to Yakutat collision in central Alaska, with local earthquakes and active source data
In southern and central Alaska the subduction and active volcanism of the Aleutian subduction zone give way to a broad plate boundary zone with mountain building and strike-slip faulting, where the Yakutat terrane joins the subducting Pacific plate. The interplay of these tectonic elements can be best understood by considering the entire region in three dimensions. We image three...
Authors
D. Eberhart-Phillips, D.H. Christensen, T.M. Brocher, R. Hansen, N.A. Ruppert, Peter J. Haeussler, G.A. Abers
Emplacement of the Kodiak batholith and slab-window migration Emplacement of the Kodiak batholith and slab-window migration
The Kodiak batholith is one of the largest, most elongate intrusive bodies in the forearc Sanak-Baranof plutonic belt located in southern Alaska. This belt is interpreted to have formed during the subduction of an oceanic spreading center and the associated migration of a slab window. Individual plutons of the Kodiak batholith track the location and evolution of the underlying slab...
Authors
David W. Farris, Peter J. Haeussler, Richard Friedman, Scott R. Paterson, R. W. Saltus, Robert A. Ayuso
Far-field effects of early Tertiary ridge subduction in Alaska Far-field effects of early Tertiary ridge subduction in Alaska
No abstract available.
Authors
D. C. Bradley, R.M. Friedman, P.W. Layer, Peter J. Haeussler, A.B. Till, S. M. Roeske, Marti L. Miller
Varieties of submarine failure morphologies of seismically-induced landslides in Alaskan fjords Varieties of submarine failure morphologies of seismically-induced landslides in Alaskan fjords
The Great Alaska Earthquake of 1964 caused major damage and 43 deaths in the coastal communities of Seward and Valdez. Most of these losses were caused by tsunamis that occurred immediately after the earthquake and were most likely induced by local submarine landslides. Recent NOAA multibcam bathymetric surveys near Seward and Valdez provide detailed information about the morphology of...
Authors
H. Lee, H. Ryan, R. E. Kayen, Peter J. Haeussler, P. Dartnell, M. A. Hampton
Utility of aeromagnetic studies for mapping of potentially active faults in two forearc basins: Puget Sound, Washington, and Cook Inlet, Alaska Utility of aeromagnetic studies for mapping of potentially active faults in two forearc basins: Puget Sound, Washington, and Cook Inlet, Alaska
High-resolution aeromagnetic surveys over forearc basins can detect faults and folds in weakly magnetized sediments, thus providing geologic constraints on tectonic evolution and improved understanding of seismic hazards in convergent-margin settings. Puget Sound, Washington, and Cook Inlet, Alaska, provide two case histories. In each lowland region, shallow-source magnetic anomalies are...
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Richard W. Saltus, Richard J. Blakely, Peter J. Haeussler, Ray E. Wells
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