Crustal structure and thermal anomalies of the Dunedin Region, South Island, New Zealand

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 106, Issue B12, 2001, Pages 30835-30848

  Godfrey, Nicola J ^a,b   Davey, Fred ^c   Stern, Tim A ^d   Okaya, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Landmark EAME   (United Kingdom)

^c GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

^d VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENOZOIC; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; HEAT FLOW; SEISMIC VELOCITY; TECTONIC SETTING; TECTONOPHYSICS; VOLCANISM;

DUNEDIN; NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND;

EID: 0035714079     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000jb000006     Document Type: Article

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