A theory of intraplate tectonics

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 5037-5059

  Wdowinski, Shimon ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

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EID: 0000514130     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97jb03390     Document Type: Article

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