A seismic study along the East Greenland margin from 72°N to 77°N

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 174, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 733-748

  Berger, D ^a   Jokat, W ^a  

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

Author keywords

Arctic region; Continental margins: divergent; Controlled source seismology

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL SHELF; FRACTURE ZONE; GLACIAL EROSION; MIOCENE; OCEAN DRILLING PROGRAM; POLAR REGION; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEDIMENT THICKNESS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEISMIC REFLECTION; SEISMIC STRATIGRAPHY; STRATIGRAPHIC CORRELATION; TECTONIC STRUCTURE;

ARCTIC; EAST GREENLAND; GREENLAND;

BOREAS;

EID: 48249125924     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2008.03794.x     Document Type: Article

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