The structure of the Rockall Trough imaged by deep seismic reflection profiling

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 154, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 497-502

  England, R W ^a   Hobbs, R W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

BIRPS; North Atlantic; Reflection methods; Rockall Trough; Stratigraphy; Structural geology

Indexed keywords

BIRPS; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; FAULTING; FAULTS; SEISMIC REFLECTION; SEISMIC REFLECTION PROFILING; STRATIGRAPHY; SUBMARINE TROUGHS;

ATLANTIC, ROCKALL TROUGH;

EID: 0030775015     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/gsjgs.154.3.0497     Document Type: Article

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