Seismic structure of the northern continental margin of Spain from ESCIN deep seismic profiles

Tectonophysics

Volumn 264, Issue 1-4, 1996, Pages 153-174

  Alvarez Marron J ^a,b   Perez Estaun A ^b   Danobeitia J J ^b   Pulgar, J A ^a   Martinez Catalan J R ^c   Marcos, A ^a   Bastida, F ^a   Ayarza Arribas, P A ^c   Aller, J ^a   Gallart, A ^b   Gonzalez Lodeiro, F ^f   Banda, E ^b   Comas, M C ^e   Cordoba D ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTE OF EARTH SCIENCES JAUME ALMERA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^e INSTITUTO ANDALUZ DE CIENCIAS DE LA TIERRA   (Spain)

^f UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alpine deformation; Crustal structure; Deep reflection seismics; North Iberian Margin

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL MARGIN; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; SEISMIC TOMOGRAPHY; TECTONIC SETTING;

SPAIN;

EID: 0030441731     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-1951(96)00124-2     Document Type: Article

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