Shallow morphology of the subducted Pacific plate along the Hikurangi margin, New Zealand

Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors

Volumn 93, Issue 1-2 SPEC. ISS., 1996, Pages 3-20

  Ansell, J H ^a   Bannister, S C ^b  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^b GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICROEARTHQUAKE; PACIFIC PLATE; SLAB MORPHOLOGY; SUBDUCTION;

NEW ZEALAND, NORTH ISLAND, HIKURANGI;

EID: 0029731021     PISSN: 00319201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0031-9201(95)03085-9     Document Type: Article

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