Correlation between seismic reflectivity and rheology in extended lithosphere: Southern Tuscany, inner Northern Apennines, Italy

Tectonophysics

Volumn 315, Issue 1-4, 1999, Pages 109-122

  Liotta, Domenico ^a   Ranalli, Giorgio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Brittle ductile transition; Northern Apennines; Seismic reflection; Tuscany

Indexed keywords

LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; RHEOLOGY; SEISMIC REFLECTION;

ITALY;

EID: 0033364621     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-1951(99)00292-9     Document Type: Article

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