Interpretation of new aeromagnetic anomaly data from the central Antarctic Peninsula

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 104, Issue B3, 1999, Pages 5031-5046

  Johnson, Ashley C ^a,b  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b Geosoft Europe Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROMAGNETIC SURVEY; CRUSTAL DEFORMATION; DATA INTERPRETATION; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; MAGNETIC ANOMALY;

ANARCTIC PENINSULA; ANTARCTICA;

EID: 0033541051     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1998jb900073     Document Type: Article

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