High-velocity lid of East Antarctica: Evidence of a depleted continental lithosphere

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 110, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1-15

  Kuge, Keiko ^a   Fukao, Yoshio ^b  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; SEISMIC VELOCITY;

ANTARCTICA; ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC; EAST ANTARCTICA; WORLD;

EID: 24644483159     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JB003382     Document Type: Article

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