Morphology and tectonics of the Yap Trench

Marine Geophysical Researches

Volumn 21, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 69-86

  Fujiwara, Toshiya ^a   Tamura, Chiori ^b   Nishizawa, Azusa ^c   Fujioka, Kantaro ^a   Kobayashi, Kazuo ^a   Iwabuchi, Yo ^c  

^a JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c Hydrographic and Oceanographic Department Japan Coast Guard   (Japan)

Author keywords

Caroline Plate; Gravity; Philippine Sea Plate; Swath bathymetry; Tectonics; Yap Trench

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRIC SURVEY; GEODYNAMICS; GRAVITY SURVEY; MID-OCEAN RIDGE; SUBDUCTION ZONE;

PHILIPPINE SEA; YAP TRENCH;

EID: 0033787743     PISSN: 00253235     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1004781927661     Document Type: Article

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