Variability in oceanic crustal thickness and structure: Multichannel seismic reflection results from the northern East Pacific Rise

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 101, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 17951-17975

  Barth, G A ^a   Mutter, J C ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; MID OCEAN RIDGE; MID-OCEAN RIDGES; OCEAN CRUST; SEISMIC REFLECTION; THICKNESS VARIABILITY;

PACIFIC, EAST PACIFIC RISE;

EID: 0030430143     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96jb00814     Document Type: Article

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