Relationship between depth and age in the North Pacific Ocean

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 110, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 1-22

  Hillier, John K ^a   Watts, A B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRY; CRUSTAL THICKENING; GEOCHRONOLOGY; OCEANIC CRUST;

OCEANIC REGIONS; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTH); WORLD;

EID: 20044388809     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JB003406     Document Type: Review

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