Magnetotelluric imaging of the Society Islands hotspot

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 103, Issue B12, 1998, Pages 30287-30309

  Nolasco, Rita ^a,d   Tarits, Pascal ^a,d   Filloux, Jean H ^b   Chave, Alan D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BRETAGNE OCCIDENTALE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^d INSTITUT UNIVERSITAIRE EUROPÉEN DE LA MER   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRY; HOT SPOT; ISLAND; MAGNETOTELLURIC METHOD; MANTLE PLUME;

FRENCH POLYNESIA; SOCIETY ISLANDS; TAHITI;

EID: 0032506825     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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