Crustal structure of the continental margin of Korea in the East Sea (Japan Sea) from deep seismic sounding data: Evidence for rifting affected by the hotter than normal mantle

Tectonophysics

Volumn 364, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 25-42

  Kim, Han Joon ^a   Jou, Hyeong Tae ^a   Cho, Hyun Moo ^b   Bijwaard, Harmen ^c   Sato, Takeshi ^d   Hong, Jong Kuk ^a   Yoo, Hai Soo ^a   Baag, Chang Eob ^b  

^a Korea Research Institute of Ships and Ocean Engineering   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

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

Author keywords

Crustal structure; Deep seismic sounding; Korean margin; Magmatic underplating; Tomography

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL MARGIN; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; HEAT FLOW; MANTLE PROCESS; RIFTING; SEISMIC VELOCITY; VELOCITY STRUCTURE;

KOREA MARGIN; SEA OF JAPAN;

EID: 0037468816     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-1951(03)00048-9     Document Type: Article

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