Arctic margin gravity highs: Deeper meaning for sediment depocenters?

Marine Geophysical Research

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 459-477

  Vogt, Peter R ^a   Jung, Woo Yeol ^a   Brozena, John ^a  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arctic; Continental margin; Gravity anomalies; Mid plate seismicity; Sediment depocenters

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL MARGIN; DEPOCENTER; GLACIOMARINE DEPOSIT; GRAVITY ANOMALY; PASSIVE MARGIN; PLEISTOCENE; PLIOCENE; SEDIMENTATION; SEISMICITY;

ARCTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0032470304     PISSN: 00253235     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1004775228851     Document Type: Article

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