Crustal structure between the Knipovich Ridge and the Van Mijenfjorden (Svalbard)

Marine Geophysical Research

Volumn 23, Issue 5-6, 2002, Pages 379-401

  Ritzmann, Oliver ^a   Jokat, Wilfried ^b   Mjelde, Rolf ^a   Shimamura, Hideki ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^c HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRACTURE; ROCKS; SEISMOLOGY;

SEISMIC REFRACTION; SEISMIC VELOCITIES;

GEOPHYSICS;

CONTINENTAL MARGIN; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; SEISMIC SURVEY; VELOCITY STRUCTURE;

ARCTIC; ARCTIC OCEAN; KNIPOVICH RIDGE; NORWEGIAN SEA; SPITSBERGEN; SVALBARD; SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN; VAN MIJENFJORDEN;

EID: 2342539833     PISSN: 00253235     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/b:mari.0000018168.89762.a4     Document Type: Article

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