Descr: The tectonic evolution of the outer Bering Shelf is a subject of debate regarding three competing hypotheses for its late Cretaceous and Cenozoic deformation history. Each predicts a different orientation for the maximum principal stress. I propose to conduct a seismic shear-wave splitting study to determine the orientations of the stress axes at two locations in the outer Bering Shelf region, and so to distinguish between these competing hypotheses.
