A seismic reflection profile study of lithospheric flexure in the vicinity of the Cape Verde Islands

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 108, Issue 5, 2003, Pages

  Ali, M Y ^a   Watts, A B ^a   Hill, I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cape Verde Islands; Crustal structure; Flexure; Gravity anomaly; Lithosphere

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; FLEXURE; LITHOSPHERE; RHEOLOGY; SEISMIC VELOCITY; VELOCITY STRUCTURE;

CAPE VERDE;

EID: 0042885830     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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