New bathymetry and magnetic lineations identifications in the northernmost South China Sea and their tectonic implications

Marine Geophysical Research

Volumn 25, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 29-44

  Hsu, Shu Kun ^a   Yeh, Yi Ching ^a   Doo, Wen Bin ^a   Tsai, Ching Hui ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Magnetic lineations; Oceanic crust; South China sea; Tectonics

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRY; GEOLOGIC MODELS; GEOMAGNETISM; GEOMORPHOLOGY; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; SUBMARINE GEOLOGY; TECTONICS;

MAGNETIC LINEATIONS; MAGNETIC MODELING; MAGNETIC POLARITY REVERSAL; OCEANIC CRUST;

GEOPHYSICS;

BATHYMETRY; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; MAGNETIC ANOMALY; OCEAN-CONTINENT TRANSITION; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TECTONIC SETTING;

OCEANIC REGIONS; PACIFIC OCEAN; SOUTH CHINA SEA; WORLD;

EID: 25844477917     PISSN: 00253235     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11001-005-0731-7     Document Type: Article

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