Crustal structure of the basin and ridge system west of New Caledonia (southwest Pacific) from wide-angle and reflection seismic data

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 112, Issue 11, 2007, Pages

  Klingelhoefer, F ^a   Lafoy, Y ^b   Collot, J ^a   Cosquer, E ^a   Geli L ^a   Nouze H ^a   Vially, R ^c  

^a IFREMER   (France)

^b Department of Industry Mines and Energy of New Caledonia ^*  (New Caledonia)

^c IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL CRUST; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; CRUSTAL THICKNESS; OCEAN BASIN; OCEAN BOTTOM SEISMOMETER; OCEANIC CRUST; SEISMIC DATA; SEISMIC REFLECTION; SEISMIC VELOCITY; UPPER MANTLE;

FAIRWAY BASIN; LORD HOWE RISE; MELANESIA; NEW CALEDONIA [MELANESIA]; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (SOUTHWEST);

EID: 38349175585     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JB005093     Document Type: Article

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