Crustal thickness variations in the Aegean region and implications for the extension of continental crust

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2006, Pages

  Zhu, Lupei ^a   Mitchell, Brian J ^a   Akyol, Nihal ^b   Cemen, Ibrahim ^c   Kekovali, Kivanc ^d  

^a Saint Louis University   (United States)

^b DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d BOGAZICI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL THICKNESS; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; SEISMIC DATA;

AEGEAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 33644687782     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JB003770     Document Type: Article

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