Gravity Anomaly and Tectonics in the Northern Part of the North Fiji Basin - Preliminary Result of the 1994 NOFI Cruise under the NEW STARMER Programme

Marine Geophysical Research

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 37-53

  Matsumoto, Takeshi ^a   Goslin, Jean ^b   Lagabrielle, Yves ^b   Ruellan, Etienne ^c   Tanahashi, Manabu ^d  

^a JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BRETAGNE OCCIDENTALE   (France)

^c Institut de Géodynamique   (France)

^d GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF JAPAN   (Japan)

Author keywords

Back arc basin; Gravity; Isostasy; North Fiji Basin

Indexed keywords

BACKARC BASIN; BACKARC BASINS; GRAVITY ANOMALIES; GRAVITY ANOMALY; ISOSTASY; MAGMATISM;

PACIFIC, NORTH FIJI BASIN, SOUTH PANDORA RIDGE; PACIFIC, NORTH FIJI BASIN, TRIPARTITE RIDGE;

EID: 0030796256     PISSN: 00253235     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1004219831059     Document Type: Article

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