Structure of the Jan Mayen microcontinent and implications for its evolution

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 132, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 383-400

  Kodaira, Shuichi ^a,d   Mjelde, Rolf ^a   Gunnarsson, Karl ^b   Shiobara, Hajime ^c   Shimamura, Hideki ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b National Energy Authority Reykjavik   (Iceland)

^c HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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

Author keywords

Continental margin; Crustal structure; Jan Mayen Ridge; Rift; Seismic refraction

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL MARGIN; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; RIFT; SEISMIC SURVEY;

ATLANTIC, JAN MAYEN RIDGE;

EID: 0031801626     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-246x.1998.00444.x     Document Type: Article

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