On the extent of the active West Antarctic rift system

Terra Antartica Reports

Volumn , Issue 12, 2006, Pages 193-202

  Dalziel, Ian W D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE FAULT; ACTIVE MARGIN; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; HEAT FLUX; HOT SPOT; PLATE BOUNDARY; RIFT ZONE; RIFTING;

ANTARCTICA; WEST ANTARCTIC ICE SHEET; WEST ANTARCTICA;

EID: 33947255497     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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