Crustal structure of the Colima rift, western Mexico: Gravity models revisited

Geofisica Internacional

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 205-216

  Urrutia Fucugauchi, J ^a   Flores Ruiz, J H ^a   Bandy, W L ^a   Mortera Gutierrez C A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Colima graben; Crustal structure; Gravity; Western Mexico

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; GRABEN; GRAVITY SURVEY; MOHO; RIFT ZONE;

COLIMA STATE; MEXICO;

EID: 0033498482     PISSN: 00167169     EISSN: 2954436X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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