A detailed geophysical study in the Canary Basin (eastern Atlantic): Implications for the internal structure of 130 Ma oceanic crust

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 135, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 943-963

  Collier, J S ^a,c   Henstock, T J ^a,d   Peirce, C ^b   Watts, A B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^d RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atlantic; Canary Basin; Faulting; Oceanic crust; Seismic reflection

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; FAULTING; GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY; OCEANIC CRUST;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0032459396     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-246X.1998.00675.x     Document Type: Article

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