The geological evolution of southern McMurdo Sound - New evidence from a high-resolution aeromagnetic survey

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 170, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 93-100

  Wilson, Gary ^a   Damaske, D ^b   Moller H D ^b   Tinto, K ^a   Jordan, T ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR GEOSCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES BGR   (Germany)

^c BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Fault tectonics; Geomagnetism; Palaeogeography; Rifts; Volcanic activity

Indexed keywords

AEROMAGNETIC SURVEY; FLOATING ICE; GEOMAGNETISM; ICE SHEET; ICE SHELF; MAGNETIC ANOMALY; PALEOGEOGRAPHY; RIFT ZONE; TRANSFORM FAULT; VOLCANIC ISLAND;

ANTARCTICA; EAST ANTARCTICA; MCMURDO SOUND;

EID: 34447249554     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2007.03395.x     Document Type: Article

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