Extension in the western Ross Sea region-links between Adare Basin and Victoria Land Basin

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 33, Issue 20, 2006, Pages

  Davey, F J ^a   Cande, S C ^b   Stock, J M ^c  

^a GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOPHYSICS; IGNEOUS ROCKS; MAGNETIC PROPERTIES; POLARIZATION;

ADARE BASIN; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; NORTH-WESTERN ROSS SEA; VICTORIA LAND BASIN;

CATCHMENTS;

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; MAGNETIC ANOMALY; RIFTING; SEAFLOOR SPREADING; SPREADING CENTER;

ROSS SEA; SOUTHERN OCEAN;

EID: 33845616704     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006GL027383     Document Type: Article

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