Session: Geophysics/Tectonophysics/Seismology (Posters) (2002 Denver Annual Meeting (October 27-30, 2002))

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NATURE OF SOIL GAS RADON RELEASE AND EARTHQUAKE PREDICTION

CHYI, L.L.¹, QUICK, T.J.¹, YANG, F.T.² and CHEN, C.H.², (1)Department of Geology, The Univ of Akron, Akron, OH 44325-4101, (2)Dept. of Geosciences, National Taiwan Univ, 245 Chousan Rd, Taipei, 106, Taiwan, lchyi@uakron.edu, lchyi@uakron.edu

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AN ASPERITY SCALE FRICTIONAL MELTING MODEL

KANDA, Ravi, Geological Sciences, Univ of Kentucky, #310 Slone Research Building, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506-0053 and O'HARA, Kieran, Dept. Geological Sciences, Univ of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506, rvkand2@uky.edu, rvkand2@uky.edu

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HISTORICAL SEISMICITY IN MEXICO

TORRES-VERA, Marco Antonio, Laboratorio de Sistemas de Informacion Geografica y Percepcion Remota, Instituto de Geografia, UNAM, Circuito de Institutos, Ciudad Universitaria, Mexico, 04510, Mexico, matv@igiris.igeograf.unam.mx, matv@igiris.igeograf.unam.mx

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SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF EARTHQUAKES IN NORTHEASTERN N. AMERICA

MANZER, Dominic, Systems Engineering, Code 533, Goddard Space Flight Ctr, Greenbelt, MD 20771, LEIDECKER, Henning, Component Technologies and Radion Effects Branch, Code 562, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenblet, MD 20771 and MORAN, Vickie, Systems Integration & Engineering Branch, Code 428, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 20771, dmanzer@pop700.gsfc.nasa.gov, dmanzer@pop700.gsfc.nasa.gov

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KUTCH SEISMICITY AND CRUSTAL STRUCTURE

SARKAR, Dipankar¹, REDDY, P.R.¹, SAIN, Kalachand¹, MOONEY, Walter D.² and CATCHINGS, Rufus D.², (1)NGRI, Uppal Rd, Hyderabad, 500 007, India, (2)U.S. Geol Survey, 345 Middlefield Rd. MS 977, Menlo Park, CA 94025, mooney@usgs.gov, mooney@usgs.gov

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CRUSTAL STRUCTURE OF THE NORTHERN MARGIN OF THE TIEN SHAN, CHINA AND ITS TECTONIC IMPLICATIONS FOR THE 1906 M = 7.7 MANAS EARTHQUAKE

WANG, Chun-yong¹, YANG, Zhu-en², HAI, Luo¹ and MOONEY, Walter D.³, (1)Institute of Geophysics, China Seismological Bureau, Beijing, 100081, China, (2)Institute of Geology, China Seismological Bureau, Beijing, 100081, China, (3)U.S. Geol Survey, 345 Middlefield Rd. MS 977, Menlo Park, CA 94025, mooney@usgs.gov, mooney@usgs.gov

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COINCIDENT DEEP SEISMIC REFRACTION AND REFLECTION STUDIES IN A NORTHERN SEGMENT OF SOUTHERN GRANULITE TERRAIN, INDIA

REDDY, P.R.¹, SAIN, Kalachand¹ and MOONEY, Walter D.², (1)NGRI, Uppal Rd, Hyderabad, 500 007, India, (2)U.S. Geol Survey, 345 Middlefield Rd. MS 977, Menlo Park, CA 94025, paravata@yahoo.com, paravata@yahoo.com

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TECTONIC PROCESSES BETWEEN THE TIBETAN PLATEAU AND THE ORDOS BLOCK

ZHANG, Xiangkang¹, LI, Songlin¹, MOONEY, Walter D.² and DUAN, Yonghong¹, (1)Research Center for Exploration Geophysics, China Seismological Bureau, Zhengzhou, China, (2)U.S. Geol Survey, 345 Middlefield Rd. MS 977, Menlo Park, CA 94025, mooney@usgs.gov, mooney@usgs.gov

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GEOPHYSICAL INVESTIGATION BETWEEN THE TIBETAN PLATEAU AND THE ORDOS BLOCK

LI, Songlin¹, ZHANG, Xiangkang¹, MOONEY, Walter D.² and DUAN, Yonghong¹, (1)Research Center for Exploration Geophysics, China Seismological Bureau, Zhengzhou, China, (2)U.S. Geol Survey, 345 Middlefield Rd. MS 977, Menlo Park, CA 94025, slli@public.zz.ha.cn, slli@public.zz.ha.cn

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DENSITY OF THE CONTINENTAL ROOTS: COMPOSITIONAL AND THERMAL EFFECTS

KABAN, Mikhail¹, ARTEMIEVA, Irina², SCHWINTZER, Peter¹ and MOONEY, Walter D.³, (1)GeoForschungsZentrum, Potsdam, Germany, (2)EOST, Strasbourg, France, (3)U.S. Geol Survey, 345 Middlefield Rd. MS 977, Menlo Park, CA 94025, kaban@gfz-potsdam.de, kaban@gfz-potsdam.de

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SHEAR WAVE VELOCITY, SEISMIC ATTENUATION, AND THERMAL STRUCTURE OF THE CONTINENTAL LITHOSPHERE

BILLIEN, Magali¹, LÉVÊQUE, Jean-Jacques¹, ARTEMIEVA, Irina M.¹ and MOONEY, Walter D.², (1)EOST, 5 rue Rene Descartes, Strasbourg, 67084, France, (2)U.S. Geol Survey, 345 Middlefield Rd. MS 977, Menlo Park, CA 94025, Magali.Billien@eost.u-strasbg.fr, Magali.Billien@eost.u-strasbg.fr

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CRUST ’02: A NEW GLOBAL MODEL

MOONEY, Walter D.¹, CHULICK, Gary² and DETWEILER, Shane¹, (1)U.S. Geol Survey, 345 Middlefield Rd. MS 977, Menlo Park, CA 94025, (2)St. Xavier Univ, Chicago, IL 60655, mooney@usgs.gov, mooney@usgs.gov

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VARIATIONS OF CRUSTAL THICKNESS AND VP/VS ACROSS MONGOLIAN FOLDBELT, THE BAIKAL RIFT, AND THE SIBERIAN PLATFORM: OBSERVATIONS AND INTERPRETATION

CHEN, Chizheng, GAO, Stephen S. and LIU, Kelly H., Geology, Kansas State Univ, 108 Thompson Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506-3201, cchen@pluto.geol.ksu.edu, cchen@pluto.geol.ksu.edu

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ATTEMPTED SUBDUCTION OF THE GONDWANAN CONTINENTAL MARGIN BENEATH LAURENTIA: NEW IMAGES FROM REPROCESSED LITHOPROBE SEISMIC REFLECTION DATA ACROSS THE NEWFOUNDLAND APPALACHIANS

VAN DER VELDEN, Arie J. and COOK, Frederick A., Univ Calgary, 2500 University Dr NW, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada, arie@litho.ucalgary.ca, arie@litho.ucalgary.ca

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EMPLACEMENT MECHANISMS OF THE SYNTECTONIC MCCARTNEY PLUTON IN THE SW MONTANA FOLD-THRUST BELT: STRUCTURAL, MICROSTRUCTURAL, AND AMS STUDIES

PILAR, Gabriel, TEYSSIER, Christian and CHANDLER, Val, Geology and Geophysics, Univ of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, gabriel_pilar@hotmail.com, gabriel_pilar@hotmail.com

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PALEOMAGNETIC RESULTS FOR COLUMBIA RIVER BASALTS FROM WEST-CENTRAL IDAHO AND THE IMPLICATIONS FOR THE STRUCTURAL EVOLUTION OF THE SALMON RIVER SUTURE ZONE

KELSO, Paul R.¹, KELTS, Aaron B.¹, GIORGIS, Scott², TIKOFF, Basil², KLEIN, Rebecca W.¹, SZCZEPANEK, Brian P.¹, FREEMAN, Amanda L.¹ and THEINER, Todd R.¹, (1)Dept. of Geology and Physics, Lake Superior State Univ, 650 W. Easterday Ave, Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783, (2)Geology and Geophyisics, Univ of Wisconsin - Madison, 1215 W. Dayton Drive, Madison, WI 53706, barnicalbill@hotmail.com, barnicalbill@hotmail.com

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NEAR-SURFACE SEISMIC IMAGING ACROSS THE PITAYCACHI FAULT, NORTHEASTERN SONORA, MEXICO

WAGNER III, Frank and JOHNSON, Roy A., Department of Geosciences, Univ of Arizona, 1040 E. 4th St, Tucson, AZ 85721, fwagner@geo.arizona.edu, fwagner@geo.arizona.edu

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NEW GRAVITY AND TOPOGRAPHIC DATA OVER THE CHICXULUB IMPACT STRUCTURE

KINSLAND, Gary L.¹, HURTADO CARDADOR, Manuel², URRUTIA FUCUGAUCHI, Jaime³, CRUZ CISNEROS, Mauricio⁴ and LONG, Zach R.¹, (1)Geology, Univ of Louisiana at Lafayette, PO Box 44530 UL Lafayette, Lafayette, LA 70504, (2)Metodos Potenciales, Instituto Mexicano del Petroleo, Eje Central Norte Lazaro Cardenas 152, Mexico, City, 07730, Mexico, (3)Paleomagnetismo, Instituto de Geofísica, UNAM, Cd. Universitaria, Coyoacán, México D.F, 04510, Mexico, (4)Instituto de Geofisica, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacan, Mexico, 04150, Mexico, glkinsland@louisiana.edu, glkinsland@louisiana.edu

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STRUCTURAL AND LITHOLOGIC CONSTRAINTS TO METALOGENESIS IN THE BODIE HILLS, NEVADA AND CALIFORNIA, INTERPRETED WITH GEOPHYSICAL AND GEOSTATISTICAL METHODS

SMAILBEGOVIC, Amer¹, OPPLIGER, Gary L.¹, MIHALASKY, Mark J.² and TARANIK, James V.³, (1)Arthur Brant Laboratory for Exploration Geophysics, Universitiy of Nevada–Reno, Reno, NV 89557-0138, (2)Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, POB 195 - NAMS, Pomona, NJ 08240, (3)Geological Sciences, Mackay School of Mines, University of Nevada Reno, Reno, NV 89557-0138, amer@mines.unr.edu, amer@mines.unr.edu