Internal deformation and compaction of the Makran accretionary wedge

Terra Nova

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 101-104

  Fruehn, J ^a   White, R S ^a   Minshull, T A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCRETIONARY PRISM; COMPACTION; DEFORMATION; PRESTACK DEPTH MIGRATION; TURBIDITE;

EID: 0031420530     PISSN: 09544879     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3121.1997.d01-13.x     Document Type: Article

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