Crustal structures of the northernmost South China Sea: Seismic reflection and gravity modeling

Marine Geophysical Research

Volumn 25, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 45-61

  Yeh, Yi Ching ^a   Hsu, Shu Kun ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Crustal structure; Gravity; Oceanic crust; Seismic reflection; South China Sea

Indexed keywords

EROSION; GEOMAGNETISM; GRAVITATION; SEISMOLOGY; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; SUBMARINE GEOLOGY; TECTONICS;

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; DEPTH VARIATION; GRAVITY MODELING; LUZON-RYUKU TRANSFORM PLATE BOUNDARY (LRTPB); OCEANIC CRUST; SEISMIC REFLECTION;

GEOPHYSICS;

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; GRAVITY SURVEY; OCEAN-CONTINENT TRANSITION; SEISMIC REFLECTION;

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

EID: 25844520673     PISSN: 00253235     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11001-005-0732-6     Document Type: Article

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