Geometry of the Aegean Benioff zones

Annali di Geofisica

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 27-38

  Knapmeyer, Martin ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aegean; Subduction; Wadati Benioff zones

Indexed keywords

BENIOFF ZONE; SUBDUCTION;

GREECE; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 0032817430     PISSN: 03652556     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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