Comment on "subduction in the indo-Burma region: Is it still active?" by S. P. Satyabala

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 1065-1066

  Guzmán Speziale, Marco ^a   Ni, James F ^b  

^a CENTRO DE FÍSICA APLICADA Y TECNOLOGÍA AVANZADA   (Mexico)

^b NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33746497903     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: 19448007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999GL005428     Document Type: Note

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