Inferring crustal structure in the Aleutian island arc from a sparse wide-angle seismic data set

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 5, Issue 8, 2004, Pages

  Van Avendonk, Harm J A ^a   Shillington, Donna J ^b   Holbrook, W Steven ^b   Hornbach, Matthew J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

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EID: 33847791305     PISSN: 15252027     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003GC000664     Document Type: Article

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