New aerogeophysical view of the Antarctic Peninsula: More pieces, less puzzle

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2006, Pages

  Ferraccioli, F ^a   Jones, P C ^a   Vaughan, A P M ^a   Leat, P T ^a  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOCHRONOLOGY; GLACIAL GEOLOGY; LANDFORMS; TECTONICS;

AEROGRAVITY; AEROMAGNETIC; COMPOSITE MAGMATIC ARC TERRANE; POTENTIAL FIELD SIGNATURES; SUBGLACIAL IMPRINTS;

GEOPHYSICS;

BATHOLITH; CRUSTAL MOVEMENT; GONDWANA; MAGMATISM; OROGENIC BELT; SUBDUCTION ZONE; SUBGLACIAL DEPOSIT;

BAJA CALIFORNIA [(PNN) MEXICO]; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 33646371712     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005GL024636     Document Type: Article

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