Propagation of an oblique spreading centre: The western Gulfof Aden

Tectonophysics

Volumn 332, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 423-442

  Dauteuil, O ^a   Huchon, P ^b   Quemeneur, F ^a   Souriot, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^b LABORATOIRE DE GÉOLOGIE   (France)

Author keywords

Aden; Backscattering data; Bathmetry; Oblique rifting

Indexed keywords

OBLIQUE FAULT; RIFT ZONE; SPREADING CENTER; VOLCANISM;

ARABIAN SEA; GULF OF ADEN;

EID: 0034997210     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-1951(00)00295-X     Document Type: Article

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