Spreading cycles in the Pacific Ocean

Oceanology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 401-408

  Stepashko, A A ^a  

^a KOSYGIN INSTITUTE OF TECTONICS AND GEOPHYSICS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSION; CRETACEOUS; CYCLICITY; DEFORMATION; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; INTRAPLATE PROCESS; MAGMATISM; OCEANIC LITHOSPHERE; PACIFIC PLATE; PLATE TECTONICS; PLUME; SEAFLOOR SPREADING; SPREADING CENTER; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 47249086904     PISSN: 00014370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S0001437008030120     Document Type: Article

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