Pacific seamount volcanism in space and time

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 168, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 877-889

  Hillier, J K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Flexural isostasy; Lithosphere; Pacific; Seamount dating; Volcanism

Indexed keywords

ISOSTASY; LITHOSPHERE; SEAMOUNT; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; VOLCANISM;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 33846692166     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2006.03250.x     Document Type: Article

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