Eastern margin of the Ross Sea Rift in western Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica: Crustal structure and tectonic development

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 4, Issue 10, 2003, Pages

  Luyendyk, Bruce P ^a   Wilson, Douglas S ^a   Siddoway, Christine S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b University of Colorado College of Nursing   (United States)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Marie byrd land; Ross sea

Indexed keywords

EID: 3042729500     PISSN: 15252027     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002GC000462     Document Type: Article

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