Seismic velocities in the uppermost oceanic crust: Age dependence and the fate of layer 2A

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 103, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 7069-7077

  Carlson, R L ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONOLOGY; HYDROTHERMAL CIRCULATION; OCEANIC CRUST; SEISMIC VELOCITY;

EID: 0032502561     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97jb03577     Document Type: Article

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