Neotectonics and seismicity in the south-eastern Beaufort Sea, polar continental margin of north-western Canada

Journal of Geodynamics

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 175-190

  Stephenson, R A ^a   Smolyaninova, E I ^b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL MARGIN; GEODYNAMICS; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; NEOTECTONICS; PASSIVE MARGIN; SEISMICITY; SUBSIDENCE; UPLIFT;

BEAUFORT SEA; CANADA; MACKENZIE DELTA;

EID: 0345491027     PISSN: 02643707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0264-3707(97)00084-7     Document Type: Article

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