A crustal-scale cross-section of the south-western Alps combining geophysical and geological imagery

Terra Nova

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 412-422

  Lardeaux, J M ^a   Schwartz, Stephanie ^b   Tricart, P ^c   Paul, A ^c   Guillot, S ^c   Bethoux N ^a   Masson, F ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE NICE SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS   (France)

^b UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^c OBSERVATOIRE DE GRENOBLE   (France)

^d ISTEEM   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOPHYSICAL METHOD; IMAGERY; NAPPE; SEISMICITY; STRAIN;

ALPS; COTTIAN ALPS; DAUPHINE ALPS; DORA MAIRA MASSIF; ECRINS MASSIF; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; ITALY; PIEDMONT [ITALY]; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WESTERN ALPS; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33751409380     PISSN: 09544879     EISSN: 13653121     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3121.2006.00706.x     Document Type: Article

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