Heat flow and geodynamics in the Tyrrhenian Sea

Terra Nova

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 425-432

  Zito, G ^a   Mongelli, F ^a   de Lorenzo, S ^a   Doglioni, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACKARC BASIN; COLLISION ZONE; GEODYNAMICS; HEAT FLOW;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA; TYRRHENIAN SEA;

EID: 0347900572     PISSN: 09544879     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3121.2003.00507.x     Document Type: Article

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