The crustal structure of the southern Caspian region

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 133, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 630-648

  Mangino, S ^a,b   Priestley, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b Center for Monitoring Research Arlington   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASEISMIC BLOCK; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; OROGENIC BELT;

CASPIAN SEA;

EID: 0031691480     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-246X.1998.00520.x     Document Type: Article

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