Relic subduction in the southern North Sea recognised from deep seismic reflection and gravity data

Tectonophysics

Volumn 258, Issue 1-4, 1996, Pages 115-124

  Kearey, P ^a   Rabae, A M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAVITY; MAGNETIC SIGNATURE; SUBDUCTION;

NORTH SEA, ANGLO-BRABANT MASSIF;

EID: 0029730450     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0040-1951(95)00189-1     Document Type: Article

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