Time-series analysis of large igneous provinces: 3500 Ma to present

Journal of Geology

Volumn 112, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-22

  Prokoph, Andreas ^a   Ernst, Richard E ^b   Buchan, Kenneth L ^b  

^a SPEEDSTAT   (Canada)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOOD BASALT; LARGE IGNEOUS PROVINCE; TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

EID: 1642446972     PISSN: 00221376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/379689     Document Type: Article

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