Mechanisms of mud extrusion on the Mediterranean Ridge accretionary complex

Geo-Marine Letters

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 97-114

  Kopf, A ^a   Robertson, A H F ^b   Clennell, M B ^c   Flecker, R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE NICE SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCRETIONARY PRISM; MUD VOLCANO; OCEAN DRILLING PROGRAM;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 0032465055     PISSN: 02761157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003670050058     Document Type: Article

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