Seismic images of Caledonian, lithosphere-scale collision structures in the southeastern North Sea along Mona Lisa Profile 2

Tectonophysics

Volumn 317, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 27-54

  Abramovitz, Tanni ^a   Thybo, Hans ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Baltica; Caledonian orogeny; Deep seismic refraction reflection data; Eastern Avalonia; MONA LISA profile 2; North Sea; Shear zone; Upper mantle

Indexed keywords

CALEDONIAN OROGENY; COLLISION ZONE; CONTINENTAL COLLISION; SEISMIC SURVEY;

NORTH SEA;

EID: 0034652524     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-1951(99)00266-8     Document Type: Article

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