Bathymetry of Shatsky Rise, northwest Pacific Ocean: Implications for ocean plateau development at a triple junction

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 104, Issue B4, 1999, Pages 7557-7576

  Sager, William W ^a   Kim, Jinho ^a   Klaus, Adam ^a   Nakanishi, Masao ^b   Khankishieva, Larisa M ^c  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c SHIRSHOV INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRY; TRIPLE JUNCTION;

PACIFIC OCEAN; SHATSKY RISE;

EID: 0033541407     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1998jb900009     Document Type: Article

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