Seismic structure and tectonics of the Shackleton Fracture Zone (Drake Passage, Scotia Sea)

Marine Geophysical Research

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 17-28

  Geletti, Riccardo ^a   Lodolo, Emanuele ^a   Schreider, Anatoly A ^b   Polonia, Alina ^c  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI OCEANOGRAFIA E DI GEOFISICA SPERIMENTALE OGS   (Italy)

^b SHIRSHOV INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

^c ISMAR CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Seismic and magnetic data; Shackleton Fracture Zone; Tectonic evolution; Western Scotia Sea

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRY; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; SEDIMENTS; SEISMOLOGY; TECTONICS;

MAGNETIC ANOMALY; SEISMIC STRUCTURE; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; FRACTURED MEDIUM; SEISMIC SURVEY; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

DRAKE PASSAGE;

EID: 29244466425     PISSN: 00253235     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11001-005-0147-4     Document Type: Article

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