The geodynamics of the southern Tyrrhenian Sea margin as revealed by integrated geological, geophysical and geodetic data

Bollettino della Societa Geologica Italiana

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 77-85

  Gueguen, Erwan ^a   Tavarnelli, Enrico ^b   Renda, Pietro ^c   Tramutoli, Mariano ^d  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^c Dipartimento di Geologia e Geodesia   (Italy)

^d Basilicata Regional Health Department   (Italy)

Author keywords

Geophysics; Southern Tyrrhenian Sea; Space geodesy; Strike slip duplex; Structural geology

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750362975     PISSN: 00378763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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