Constraining uplift and denudation of west African continental margin by inversion of stacking velocity data

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 110, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1-16

  Walford, H L ^a   White, N J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL MARGIN; DATA PROCESSING; DENUDATION; SEISMIC VELOCITY; UPLIFT;

AFRICAN MARGIN [ATLANTIC OCEAN]; ATLANTIC OCEAN; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

EID: 21844462143     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JB002893     Document Type: Article

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