Crustal structure of the central part of the Vøring Basin, mid-Norway margin, from ocean bottom seismographs

Tectonophysics

Volumn 277, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 235-257

  Mjelde, R ^a   Kodaira, S ^b   Shimamura, H ^b   Kanazawa, T ^c   Shiobara, H ^b   Berg, E W ^d,e   Riise, O ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^d STATOIL   (Norway)

^e SUBSEACO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Crustal structure; V ring Basin; Wide angle seismics

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; OCEAN BOTTOM SEISMOGRAPH; SEISMIC SURVEY; SEISMIC SURVEYS;

NORWEGIAN SEA, VORING BASIN;

EID: 0031404482     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-1951(97)00028-0     Document Type: Article

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