Spatial and temporal variations of subsidence of the East Pacific Rise (0-23°S)

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 160, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 593-607

  Perrot, K ^a   Francheteau, J ^a   Maia, M ^a   Tisseau, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BRETAGNE OCCIDENTALE   (France)

Author keywords

East Pacific Rise; Evolution; Mid ocean ridge; Pacific Ocean; Subsidence; Time

Indexed keywords

MID-OCEAN RIDGE; SUBSIDENCE;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0032458332     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-821X(98)00114-9     Document Type: Article

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