The major features of the crustal structure in north-eastern Venezuela from deep wide-angle seismic observations and gravity modelling

Tectonophysics

Volumn 399, Issue 1-4 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 109-124

  Schmitz, M ^a   Martins, A ^a,b   Izarra, C ^b   Jacome M I ^b   Sanchez J ^a   Rocabado, V ^a  

^a Fundacion Venezolana de Investigaciones Sismologicas   (Venezuela)

^b UNIVERSIDAD SIMÓN BOLÍVAR   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Crustal structure; Gravity; Oriental Basin; Venezuela; Wide angle seismic

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; CRUSTAL THICKNESS; GRAVITY SURVEY; SEISMIC SURVEY; VELOCITY STRUCTURE;

SOUTH AMERICA; VENEZUELA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 17344368053     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2004.12.018     Document Type: Article

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