Lithospheric seismic structure of the eastern region of the Arabian Peninsula

Journal of Geodynamics

Volumn 29, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 125-139

  Al Amri, Abdullah M ^a   Gharib, Ali A ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; P-WAVE; SEISMIC SURVEY;

MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 0342948787     PISSN: 02643707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0264-3707(99)00006-X     Document Type: Article

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