Crustal transect across the North Atlantic

Marine Geophysical Research

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 73-87

  Mjelde, Rolf ^a   Raum, T ^a   Breivik, A J ^b   Faleide, J I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Crustal evolution; Crustal transect; North Atlantic; OBS data

Indexed keywords

BUDGET CONTROL; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TECTONICS;

CONTINENTAL BREAK-UP; CONTINENTAL RIFTING; CRUSTAL EVOLUTION; CRUSTAL THICKNESS; CRUSTAL TRANSECT; DECOMPRESSION MELTING; NORTH ATLANTIC; OBS DATA;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

CONTINENTAL BREAKUP; CRUSTAL EVOLUTION; CRUSTAL THICKNESS; DIP; EOCENE; MANTLE PLUME; OCEAN BOTTOM SEISMOMETER; OCEANIC CRUST; RIFTING; TERTIARY; UNDERPLATING;

ARCTIC; ATLANTIC OCEAN; GREENLAND; JAN MAYEN; KOLBEINSEY RIDGE; SCORESBY SUND; SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN;

EID: 49249106141     PISSN: 00253235     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11001-008-9046-9     Document Type: Article

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