Extent of the South Pacific Superswell

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 110, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1-14

  Adam, Claudia ^a   Bonneville, Alain ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOID; ISOSTASY; MANTLE PLUME;

OCEANIC REGIONS; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (SOUTH); WORLD;

EID: 27744528588     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JB003465     Document Type: Article

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