Free water and seismic reflectivity in the lower continental crust

Journal of Geophysics and Engineering

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 88-101

  Warner, Mike ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Continental crust; Lower crust; Seismic reflection

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL CRUST; SEISMIC WAVE; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 33645421131     PISSN: 17422132     EISSN: 17422140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1742-2132/1/1/012     Document Type: Article

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