Crustal structure of the transpressional Variscan orogen of SW Iberia: SW Iberia deep seismic reflection profile (IBERSEIS)

Tectonics

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2003, Pages

  Simancas, J F ^a   Carbonell, R ^b   Gonzalez Lodeiro F ^a   Perez Estaun A ^b   Juhlin, C ^c   Ayarza, P ^d   Kashubin, A ^c   Azor, A ^a   Martinez Poyatos D ^a   Almodovar G R ^e   Pascual, E ^e   Saez R ^e   Exposito I ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTE OF EARTH SCIENCES JAUME ALMERA   (Spain)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HUELVA   (Spain)

^f UNIVERSIDAD PABLO DE OLAVIDE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Crustal structure; Seismic reflection; SW Iberia; Variscan orogen

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; DEEP SEISMIC SOUNDING; HERCYNIAN OROGENY; MOHO; TERRANE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; IBERIAN PENINSULA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 1842815214     PISSN: 02787407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002TC001479     Document Type: Article

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