Physical properties of young (3.5 Ma) oceanic crust from the eastern flank of the Juan de Fuca Ridge: Comparison of wireline and core measurements with global data

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 113, Issue 5, 2008, Pages

  Bartetzko, A ^a   Fisher, A T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^b University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BULK DENSITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; OCEANIC CRUST; P-WAVE; POROSITY; SEAFLOOR; WAVE VELOCITY;

JUAN DE FUCA RIDGE; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 51449085352     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JB005268     Document Type: Article

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