Deep crustal structure of the sheared South African continental margin: First results of the Agulhas-Karoo Geoscience Transect

South African Journal of Geology

Volumn 110, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 393-406

  Parsiegla, Nicole ^a   Gohl, Karsten ^a   Uenzelmann Neben, Gabriele ^a  

^a ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL MARGIN; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; MODELING; P-WAVE; SEISMIC REFLECTION; SEISMIC REFRACTION; SEISMIC VELOCITY; VELOCITY STRUCTURE;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 36148976524     PISSN: 10120750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gssajg.110.2-3.393     Document Type: Article

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