Nature of crustal reflectivity along the DEKORP profiles in Germany in comparison with reflection patterns from different tectonic units worldwide: A review

Pure and Applied Geophysics

Volumn 156, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 7-28

  Meissner, R ^a   Rabbel, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Continental crust; Crustal viscosity; Lamellae; Seismic reflectivity

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL CRUST; SEISMIC REFLECTION; TECTONIC SETTING;

EID: 0033398729     PISSN: 00334553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s000240050287     Document Type: Review

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