Kerguelen Plateau crustal structure and basin formation from seismic and gravity data

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 106, Issue B8, 2001, Pages 16583-16601

  Gladczenko, Tadeusz P ^a,c   Coffin, Millard F ^b  

^a Dynamic Graphics Inc   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASIN EVOLUTION; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; GRAVITY SURVEY; LARGE IGNEOUS PROVINCE; OCEANIC CRUST; SEISMIC SURVEY;

INDIAN OCEAN; KERGUELEN PLATEAU;

EID: 0034800988     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001jb000370     Document Type: Article

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